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Salem is a big small town of 7,236 people in Marion County, Illinois. It's about 69 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $774 a month.
7,236people
$106kTypical home
$774/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
10"Snow
234Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,236
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,035 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 69 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$669/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (340 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,830 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to BLV airport
- 77 mi to STL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 541 ft
- 548 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk