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Decatur is a mid-size city of 69,815 people in Macon County, Illinois. It's part of the Decatur, IL area. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $845 a month.
69,815people
$100kTypical home
$845/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
14"Snow
231Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 69,815
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,598 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to St. Louis, MO
- In the Decatur, IL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$628/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (670 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,545 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to DEC airport
- 108 mi to STL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 676 ft
- 628 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon County: R+19 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