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Ruma is a tiny town of 394 people in Randolph County, Illinois. It's about 37 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $975 a month.
394people
$126kTypical home
$975/moRent
89° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 394
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 531 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 37 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$792/mo)
- Median rent $975/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 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 (61 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (259 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BLV airport
- 47 mi to STL (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 443 ft
- 523 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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