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Olive Branch is a tiny town of 499 people in Alexander County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 112 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $656 a month.
499people
$62kTypical home
$656/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
237Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 499
- Part of a metro area
- About 53 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 14 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$388/mo)
- Median rent $656/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 56
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CGI airport
- 122 mi to STL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 55% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 452 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 123 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alexander County: R+19 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.