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Prairie du Rocher is a tiny town of 454 people in Randolph County, Illinois. It's about 39 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $773 a month.
454people
$89kTypical home
$773/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
8"Snow
241Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 454
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 795 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 39 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$560/mo)
- Median rent $773/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BLV airport
- 48 mi to STL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 384 ft
- 521 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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