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Kell is a tiny town of 145 people in Marion County, Illinois. It's about 73 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $60k and rent runs about $794 a month.
145people
$60kTypical home
$794/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
11"Snow
234Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 145
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 145 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 73 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $60k (≈$378/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (422 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,643 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% 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 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to BLV airport
- 81 mi to STL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 620 ft
- 538 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+50 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low 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.