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Orient is a tiny town of 417 people in Franklin County, Illinois. It's about 53 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 85 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $50k and rent runs about $779 a month.
417people
$50kTypical home
$779/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
233Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 417
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 560 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 53 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $50k (≈$314/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MWA airport
- 95 mi to STL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 427 ft
- 499 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+51 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