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Keithsburg is a tiny town of 490 people in Mercer County, Illinois. It's about 36 miles from Davenport, IA and 174 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $607 a month.
490people
$66kTypical home
$607/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
21"Snow
231Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 490
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 192 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 36 mi to Davenport, IA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$416/mo)
- Median rent $607/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (29 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (457 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BRL airport
- 144 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 571 ft
- 734 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mercer County: R+27 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk