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Dawson is a tiny town of 536 people in Sangamon County, Illinois. It's about 11 miles from Springfield, IL and 94 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $850 a month.
536people
$91kTypical home
$850/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
21"Snow
237Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 536
- Part of a metro area
- About 677 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 11 mi to Springfield, IL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$574/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (628 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,825 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SPI airport
- 90 mi to STL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 635 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 199 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 104 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sangamon County: R+5 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk