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Rushville is a small town of 2,747 people in Schuyler County, Illinois. It's about 54 miles from Springfield, IL and 104 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $781 a month.
2,747people
$95kTypical home
$781/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
14"Snow
232Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,747
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,663 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 54 mi to Springfield, IL
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$597/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (93 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to UIN airport
- 95 mi to STL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 669 ft
- 664 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schuyler County: R+47 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk