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Country around Palmyra is a rural area of about 1,447 people in Macoupin County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 31 miles from Springfield, IL and 57 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $718 a month.
1,447people
$100kTypical home
$718/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,447 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 31 mi to Springfield, IL
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$628/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (507 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SPI airport
- 51 mi to STL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 673 ft
- 612 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macoupin County: R+39 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk