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Living in Oakdale, IL

Oakdale is a tiny town of 264 people in Washington County, Illinois. It's about 48 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 $98k and rent runs about $818 a month.

264people
$98kTypical home
$818/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
105Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 264
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 167 people per sq mi
  • 48 mi to St. Louis, MO
  • 48 mi to St. Louis, MO
  • 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $98k (≈$620/mo)
  • Median rent $818/mo
  • Median household income $106k
  • Property tax about 2.4% of value
  • 8.0% 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
  • 105 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
  • 9 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 35
  • 32% of households have kids
  • 18% are 65 or older
  • 20% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 6% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 37 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 26 mi to BLV airport
  • 58 mi to STL (major hub)
  • 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 89% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1964
  • 88% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 525 ft
  • 527 mi to the ocean
  • 109 mi to a big lake
  • 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 65 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 8 mi to the nearest campground
  • 5 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 27 bars within 25 mi
  • Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 6 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 22 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 13% of Illinois districts (reading)
  • 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 8 mi to the nearest vet
  • 22 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 18 congregations per 10k people
  • 29 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.

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