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Country around Waynesville is a rural area of about 547 people in De Witt County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 18 miles from Bloomington, IL and 126 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $670 a month.
547people
$115kTypical home
$670/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
16"Snow
231Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 547 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 18 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$723/mo)
- Median rent $670/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (357 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,026 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 15% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BMI airport
- 123 mi to STL (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 761 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- De Witt County: R+45 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