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Country around Wayne City is a rural area of about 1,960 people in Wayne County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from Evansville, IN and 94 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $688 a month.
1,960people
$118kTypical home
$688/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
234Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,960 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 60 mi to Evansville, IN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$743/mo)
- Median rent $688/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (457 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to MWA airport
- 103 mi to STL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 404 ft
- 524 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+71 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk