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San Jose is a tiny town of 557 people in Mason County, Illinois. It's about 31 miles from Peoria, IL and 120 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $802 a month.
557people
$77kTypical home
$802/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
16"Snow
231Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 557
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,345 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 31 mi to Peoria, IL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$484/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (820 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,078 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PIA airport
- 115 mi to STL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 607 ft
- 666 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mason County: R+42 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.