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Jacksonville is a small city of 18,014 people in Morgan County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from Springfield, IL and 76 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $711 a month.
18,014people
$128kTypical home
$711/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
16"Snow
238Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,014
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,705 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 32 mi to Springfield, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$808/mo)
- Median rent $711/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,687 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to SPI airport
- 68 mi to STL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 604 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+33 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk