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Donnellson is a tiny town of 129 people in Montgomery County, Illinois. It's about 50 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $52k and rent runs about $818 a month.
129people
$52kTypical home
$818/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
237Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 129
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 348 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 50 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $52k (≈$326/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 3.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (387 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to BLV airport
- 52 mi to STL (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 579 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+44 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
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.