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Metropolis is a big small town of 5,864 people in Massac County, Illinois. It's about 6 miles from Paducah, KY and 131 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $752 a month.
5,864people
$86kTypical home
$752/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
4"Snow
233Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,864
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 974 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Nashville, TN
- 6 mi to Paducah, KY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$542/mo)
- Median rent $752/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (870 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PAH airport
- 132 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 351 ft
- 445 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Massac County: R+49 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk