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Pana is a big small town of 5,217 people in Christian County, Illinois. It's about 33 miles from Decatur, IL and 81 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $684 a month.
5,217people
$78kTypical home
$684/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
15"Snow
237Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,217
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,353 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 33 mi to Decatur, IL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$491/mo)
- Median rent $684/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (815 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to DEC airport
- 82 mi to STL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 601 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Christian County: R+47 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk