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Country around West Salem is a rural area of about 1,222 people in Edwards County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 46 miles from Evansville, IN and 121 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $833 a month.
1,222people
$92kTypical home
$833/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
10"Snow
234Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,222 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 46 mi to Evansville, IN
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$579/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 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 (66 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (280 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to EVV airport
- 123 mi to IND (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 449 ft
- 539 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 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
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Edwards 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