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Nashville is a small town of 2,940 people in Washington County, Illinois. It's about 51 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $813 a month.
2,940people
$157kTypical home
$813/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
239Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,940
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 954 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 51 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$987/mo)
- Median rent $813/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (360 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to BLV airport
- 60 mi to STL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 495 ft
- 532 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+57 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk