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New Burnside is a tiny town of 162 people in Johnson County, Illinois. It's about 36 miles from Paducah, KY and 108 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $781 a month.
162people
$73kTypical home
$781/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
7"Snow
233Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 162
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 155 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 36 mi to Paducah, KY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$457/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (277 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 28% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MWA airport
- 119 mi to STL (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 568 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+58 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.