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Red Bud is a small town of 3,782 people in Randolph County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $845 a month.
3,782people
$171kTypical home
$845/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
241Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,782
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,442 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 32 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,078/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (208 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BLV airport
- 42 mi to STL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 472 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 170 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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