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Makanda is a tiny town of 612 people in Jackson County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 89 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $954 a month.
612people
$243kTypical home
$954/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
11"Snow
237Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 612
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 116 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 28 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,530/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 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
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (579 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,536 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MWA airport
- 99 mi to STL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: D+4 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk