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Country around Tower Hill is a rural area of about 1,269 people in Shelby County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Decatur, IL and 86 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $813 a month.
1,269people
$116kTypical home
$813/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
15"Snow
231Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,269 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 33 mi to Decatur, IL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$729/mo)
- Median rent $813/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 17% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to DEC airport
- 87 mi to STL (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 650 ft
- 600 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+60 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk