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Dix is a tiny town of 568 people in Jefferson County, Illinois. It's about 71 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $418 a month.
568people
$100kTypical home
$418/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
10"Snow
234Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 568
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 274 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 71 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $418/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 96 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
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,174 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to MWA airport
- 80 mi to STL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 581 ft
- 535 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+48 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.