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Litchfield is a big small town of 6,834 people in Montgomery County, Illinois. It's about 43 miles from Springfield, IL and 49 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $675 a month.
6,834people
$104kTypical home
$675/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
15"Snow
237Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,834
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 763 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 43 mi to Springfield, IL
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$657/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (387 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to BLV airport
- 48 mi to STL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 590 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+44 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk