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Mattoon is a small city of 16,586 people in Coles County, Illinois. It's about 40 miles from Decatur, IL and 117 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $740 a month.
16,586people
$98kTypical home
$740/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
15"Snow
231Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,586
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,608 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 40 mi to Decatur, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$616/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (415 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,154 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to DEC airport
- 111 mi to IND (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 595 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coles County: R+28 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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