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Hamel is a small town of 1,134 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $954 a month.
1,134people
$251kTypical home
$954/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,134
- Part of a metro area
- About 953 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 28 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,585/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,065 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BLV airport
- 30 mi to STL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 541 ft
- 573 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 324 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 134 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+13 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk