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Kampsville is a tiny town of 264 people in Calhoun County, Illinois. It's about 50 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $594 a month.
264people
$86kTypical home
$594/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
238Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 264
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 259 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 50 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$544/mo)
- Median rent $594/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 49 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to STL airport
- 40 mi to STL (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 609 mi to the ocean
- 202 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+56 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
- High 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.