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Mount Zion is a big small town of 5,660 people in Macon County, Illinois. It's about 6 miles from Decatur, IL and 108 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $744 a month.
5,660people
$201kTypical home
$744/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
13"Snow
231Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,660
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,330 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 6 mi to Decatur, IL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,268/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (155 per 100k)
- Low property crime (902 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to DEC airport
- 107 mi to STL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon County: R+19 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