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Country around Taylor is a rural area of about 770 people in Adams County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 81 miles from Columbia, MO and 112 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $828 a month.
770people
$271kTypical home
$828/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
15"Snow
238Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 770 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 81 mi to Columbia, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,710/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 42% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to UIN airport
- 101 mi to STL (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 482 ft
- 663 mi to the ocean
- 242 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: R+47 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.