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Morrisonville is a tiny town of 926 people in Christian County, Illinois. It's about 27 miles from Springfield, IL and 69 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $791 a month.
926people
$96kTypical home
$791/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
16"Snow
237Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 926
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 895 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 27 mi to Springfield, IL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$604/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (800 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SPI airport
- 67 mi to STL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 630 ft
- 605 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Christian County: R+47 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low 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.