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Mason City is a small town of 2,159 people in Mason County, Illinois. It's about 29 miles from Springfield, IL and 112 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $767 a month.
2,159people
$91kTypical home
$767/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
13"Snow
231Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,159
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,131 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 29 mi to Springfield, IL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$574/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (820 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,078 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SPI airport
- 107 mi to STL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 581 ft
- 661 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mason County: R+42 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