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Pawnee is a small town of 2,738 people in Sangamon County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Springfield, IL and 75 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $838 a month.
2,738people
$150kTypical home
$838/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
15"Snow
237Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,738
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,056 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 14 mi to Springfield, IL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$943/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (267 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,223 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to SPI airport
- 72 mi to STL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 607 ft
- 618 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sangamon County: R+5 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk