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Ramsey is a small town of 1,094 people in Fayette County, Illinois. It's about 50 miles from Decatur, IL and 70 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $741 a month.
1,094people
$66kTypical home
$741/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
13"Snow
237Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,094
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 985 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 50 mi to Decatur, IL
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$415/mo)
- Median rent $741/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" 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 (206 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (694 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to DEC airport
- 73 mi to STL (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+65 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk