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Maroa is a small town of 1,714 people in Macon County, Illinois. It's about 13 miles from Decatur, IL and 119 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $851 a month.
1,714people
$127kTypical home
$851/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
230Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,714
- Part of a metro area
- About 972 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 13 mi to Decatur, IL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$800/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (609 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,347 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to DEC airport
- 117 mi to STL (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 732 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon 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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk