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Dongola is a tiny town of 553 people in Union County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 106 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $60k and rent runs about $654 a month.
553people
$60kTypical home
$654/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
237Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 553
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 508 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 22 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $60k (≈$378/mo)
- Median rent $654/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (129 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CGI airport
- 116 mi to STL (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 449 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+43 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk