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Crab Orchard is a tiny town of 394 people in Williamson County, Illinois. It's about 46 miles from Paducah, KY and 100 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $930 a month.
394people
$156kTypical home
$930/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
233Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 394
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 282 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 46 mi to Paducah, KY
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$986/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $149k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (341 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,958 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MWA airport
- 110 mi to STL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 522 ft
- 485 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Williamson County: R+39 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.