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Country around Simpson is a rural area of about 1,128 people in Johnson County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 27 miles from Paducah, KY and 117 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $781 a month.
1,128people
$184kTypical home
$781/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
233Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,128 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 27 mi to Paducah, KY
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,159/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (277 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MWA airport
- 127 mi to STL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 466 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 130 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+58 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.