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Norris City is a small town of 1,624 people in White County, Illinois. It's about 43 miles from Evansville, IN and 113 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $711 a month.
1,624people
$87kTypical home
$711/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
233Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,624
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,386 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 43 mi to Evansville, IN
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$547/mo)
- Median rent $711/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 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 (33 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (765 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 42% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to MWA airport
- 123 mi to STL (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 433 ft
- 501 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 106 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- White County: R+59 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk