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Parkersburg is a tiny town of 237 people in Richland County, Illinois. It's about 50 miles from Evansville, IN and 118 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $54k and rent runs about $805 a month.
237people
$54kTypical home
$805/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
11"Snow
234Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 237
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 287 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 50 mi to Evansville, IN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$341/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 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
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (968 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to EVV airport
- 122 mi to IND (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 479 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: R+54 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.