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Johnston City is a small town of 3,327 people in Williamson County, Illinois. It's about 49 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 91 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $976 a month.
3,327people
$88kTypical home
$976/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
233Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,327
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,572 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 49 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$556/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (341 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,958 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MWA airport
- 101 mi to STL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 436 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Williamson County: R+39 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.