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Country around Topeka is a rural area of about 411 people in Mason County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Peoria, IL and 121 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $939 a month.
411people
$96kTypical home
$939/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
22"Snow
231Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 411 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 30 mi to Peoria, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$603/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (820 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,078 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PIA airport
- 115 mi to STL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 499 ft
- 674 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mason 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.