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Effingham is a big small town of 12,342 people in Effingham County, Illinois. It's about 55 miles from Decatur, IL and 97 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $725 a month.
12,342people
$178kTypical home
$725/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
15"Snow
231Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,342
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,144 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 55 mi to Decatur, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,119/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°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
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (240 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,406 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to DEC airport
- 101 mi to STL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 580 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Effingham County: R+60 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk