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Meredosia is a tiny town of 871 people in Morgan County, Illinois. It's about 49 miles from Springfield, IL and 84 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $704 a month.
871people
$65kTypical home
$704/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
238Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 871
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,008 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 49 mi to Springfield, IL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$412/mo)
- Median rent $704/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,060 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to UIN airport
- 75 mi to STL (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 644 mi to the ocean
- 206 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+33 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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