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Good Hope is a tiny town of 438 people in McDonough County, Illinois. It's about 57 miles from Peoria, IL and 135 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $788 a month.
438people
$97kTypical home
$788/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
14"Snow
232Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 438
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,460 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 57 mi to Peoria, IL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$612/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 33
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to BRL airport
- 126 mi to STL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 694 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McDonough County: R+19 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk