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Living in Grayville, IL

Grayville is a small town of 1,590 people in White County, Illinois. It's about 31 miles from Evansville, IN and 124 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $677 a month.

1,590people
$74kTypical home
$677/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
230Sunny days
130Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,590
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 748 people per sq mi
  • 124 mi to St. Louis, MO
  • 31 mi to Evansville, IN
  • 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $74k (≈$468/mo)
  • Median rent $677/mo
  • Median household income $46k
  • Property tax about 1.3% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 89°F
  • Winter highs around 41°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
  • 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
  • 135 cloudy days a year
  • 45 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 130 days a year with rain or snow
  • 12" of snow a year
  • 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 3 days a year over 100°F
  • 9 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,182 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 42
  • 28% of households have kids
  • 25% are 65 or older
  • 14% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 29 min
  • 8% walk or take transit to work
  • 29 mi to EVV airport
  • 123 mi to SDF (major hub)
  • 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 69% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1961
  • 84% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 446 ft
  • 519 mi to the ocean
  • 83 mi to a big lake
  • 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 83 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 11 mi to the nearest campground
  • 6 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 9 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 30 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
  • 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 16 mi to the nearest vet
  • 25 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 20 congregations per 10k people
  • 27 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • White County: R+59 in 2024
  • Illinois: D+11 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Moderate earthquake risk
  • High flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • Moderate winter storm risk
  • Moderate heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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