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New Minden is a tiny town of 218 people in Washington County, Illinois. It's about 49 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $818 a month.
218people
$95kTypical home
$818/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 218
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 787 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 49 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$599/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 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 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BLV airport
- 58 mi to STL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 459 ft
- 537 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.