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Mount Pulaski is a small town of 1,507 people in Logan County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from Decatur, IL and 108 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $747 a month.
1,507people
$111kTypical home
$747/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
231Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,507
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,329 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to Decatur, IL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$697/mo)
- Median rent $747/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to SPI airport
- 105 mi to STL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 645 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Logan County: R+42 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