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Ellis Grove is a tiny town of 359 people in Randolph County, Illinois. It's about 47 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $850 a month.
359people
$78kTypical home
$850/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
5"Snow
239Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 359
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 731 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 47 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$494/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (257 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BLV airport
- 57 mi to STL (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 554 ft
- 514 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+50 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk