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Dowell is a tiny town of 299 people in Jackson County, Illinois. It's about 47 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 73 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $782 a month.
299people
$94kTypical home
$782/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
237Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 299
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 767 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 47 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$593/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (579 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,536 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MWA airport
- 83 mi to STL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 407 ft
- 502 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: D+4 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High 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.