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McLeansboro is a small town of 2,675 people in Hamilton County, Illinois. It's about 55 miles from Evansville, IN and 100 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $566 a month.
2,675people
$80kTypical home
$566/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
234Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,675
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 975 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 55 mi to Evansville, IN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$501/mo)
- Median rent $566/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (155 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MWA airport
- 109 mi to STL (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 509 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+63 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk