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Richview is a tiny town of 208 people in Washington County, Illinois. It's about 60 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $818 a month.
208people
$91kTypical home
$818/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
9"Snow
239Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 208
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 181 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 60 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$573/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (360 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BLV airport
- 69 mi to STL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 525 ft
- 532 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+57 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.