Living in Neoga, IL
Neoga is a small town of 1,421 people in Cumberland County, Illinois. It's about 45 miles from Decatur, IL and 107 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $916 a month.
1,421people
$123kTypical home
$916/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
14"Snow
231Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,421
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,011 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 45 mi to Decatur, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$776/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (10 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to DEC airport
- 110 mi to STL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 594 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 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
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: R+62 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk