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Country around Tallula is a rural area of about 678 people in Menard County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 18 miles from Springfield, IL and 92 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $957 a month.
678people
$133kTypical home
$957/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
18"Snow
237Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 678 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 18 mi to Springfield, IL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$839/mo)
- Median rent $957/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (364 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 41% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SPI airport
- 86 mi to STL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 614 ft
- 645 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 92 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Menard County: R+42 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.