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Country around Wheeler is a rural area of about 711 people in Effingham County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 108 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $921 a month.
711people
$174kTypical home
$921/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
231Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 711 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 58 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,096/mo)
- Median rent $921/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (768 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to DEC airport
- 113 mi to STL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 574 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Effingham County: R+60 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk