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Mill Shoals is a tiny town of 126 people in White County, Illinois. It's about 48 miles from Evansville, IN and 106 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $719 a month.
126people
$66kTypical home
$719/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
234Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 126
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 164 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 48 mi to Evansville, IN
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$415/mo)
- Median rent $719/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,182 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to EVV airport
- 115 mi to STL (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 397 ft
- 519 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- White County: R+59 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.