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Macomb is a big small town of 14,894 people in McDonough County, Illinois. It's about 59 miles from Peoria, IL and 129 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $765 a month.
14,894people
$103kTypical home
$765/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
11"Snow
232Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,894
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,395 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 59 mi to Peoria, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$651/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 28
- 18% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BRL airport
- 120 mi to STL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 646 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- McDonough County: R+19 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk