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Harristown is a small town of 1,550 people in Macon County, Illinois. It's about 7 miles from Decatur, IL and 105 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 $118k and rent runs about $825 a month.
1,550people
$118kTypical home
$825/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
15"Snow
237Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,550
- Part of a metro area
- About 855 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 7 mi to Decatur, IL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (609 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,347 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DEC airport
- 103 mi to STL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 689 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk