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Lomax is a tiny town of 318 people in Henderson County, Illinois. It's about 65 miles from Davenport, IA and 148 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $810 a month.
318people
$79kTypical home
$810/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
20"Snow
232Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 318
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 267 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 65 mi to Davenport, IA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$498/mo)
- Median rent $810/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (161 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BRL airport
- 139 mi to STL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 545 ft
- 708 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+39 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk