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Pleasant Plains is a tiny town of 886 people in Sangamon County, Illinois. It's about 16 miles from Springfield, IL and 87 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
886people
$169kTypical home
$1,079/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
18"Snow
237Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 886
- Part of a metro area
- About 664 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 16 mi to Springfield, IL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,066/mo)
- Median rent $1,079/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (447 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,114 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SPI airport
- 81 mi to STL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 623 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 90 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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