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Golconda is a tiny town of 691 people in Pope County, Illinois. It's about 22 miles from Paducah, KY and 130 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $393 a month.
691people
$69kTypical home
$393/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
5"Snow
233Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 691
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,355 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 22 mi to Paducah, KY
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$437/mo)
- Median rent $393/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 59
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PAH airport
- 132 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 430 ft
- 458 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 136 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pope County: R+60 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk