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Greenview is a tiny town of 912 people in Menard County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from Springfield, IL and 104 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $717 a month.
912people
$94kTypical home
$717/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
15"Snow
231Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 912
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,062 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to Springfield, IL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$591/mo)
- Median rent $717/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (364 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SPI airport
- 98 mi to STL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 545 ft
- 653 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 168 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Menard County: R+42 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk