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Percy is a tiny town of 921 people in Randolph County, Illinois. It's about 49 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 55 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $600 a month.
921people
$77kTypical home
$600/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
8"Snow
239Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 921
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 940 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 49 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$487/mo)
- Median rent $600/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MWA airport
- 65 mi to STL (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 469 ft
- 511 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk