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Rockbridge is a tiny town of 146 people in Greene County, Illinois. It's about 44 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $1k a month.
146people
$78kTypical home
$1,313/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 146
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 198 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 44 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$489/mo)
- Median rent $1,313/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (257 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to STL airport
- 37 mi to STL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 545 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+58 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.