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Iuka is a tiny town of 534 people in Marion County, Illinois. It's about 79 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $581 a month.
534people
$73kTypical home
$581/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
234Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 534
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 729 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 79 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$458/mo)
- Median rent $581/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (339 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,322 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to BLV airport
- 86 mi to STL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 512 ft
- 546 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+50 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk