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Goreville is a small town of 1,236 people in Johnson County, Illinois. It's about 36 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 102 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $968 a month.
1,236people
$131kTypical home
$968/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
10"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,236
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 460 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 36 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$828/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (214 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MWA airport
- 112 mi to STL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 722 ft
- 474 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+58 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk