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Patoka is a tiny town of 498 people in Marion County, Illinois. It's about 62 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $831 a month.
498people
$89kTypical home
$831/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 498
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 447 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 62 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$562/mo)
- Median rent $831/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (337 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,312 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to BLV airport
- 69 mi to STL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 505 ft
- 557 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+50 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk