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Country around Patoka is a rural area of about 1,039 people in Marion County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 61 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $950 a month.
1,039people
$116kTypical home
$950/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
10"Snow
239Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,039 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 61 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$734/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (422 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,643 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BLV airport
- 67 mi to STL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 472 ft
- 557 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+50 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk