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Jerome is a small town of 1,807 people in Sangamon County, Illinois. It's part of the Springfield, IL area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $951 a month.
1,807people
$128kTypical home
$951/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
21"Snow
237Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,807
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,911 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to St. Louis, MO
- In the Springfield, IL area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$806/mo)
- Median rent $951/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (628 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,825 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 22% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SPI airport
- 80 mi to STL (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 614 ft
- 631 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 165 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sangamon County: R+5 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