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New Athens is a small town of 1,933 people in St. Clair County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $993 a month.
1,933people
$116kTypical home
$993/moRent
89° / 42°Summer / winter
12"Snow
239Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,933
- Part of a metro area
- About 915 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 30 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$733/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (661 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BLV airport
- 40 mi to STL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 433 ft
- 534 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Clair County: D+8 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk