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Petersburg is a small town of 2,341 people in Menard County, Illinois. It's about 19 miles from Springfield, IL and 98 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $653 a month.
2,341people
$178kTypical home
$653/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
15"Snow
231Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,341
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,499 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 19 mi to Springfield, IL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,121/mo)
- Median rent $653/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (364 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SPI airport
- 92 mi to STL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 495 ft
- 649 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 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
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Menard County: R+42 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