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Sawyerville is a tiny town of 200 people in Macoupin County, Illinois. It's about 39 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $801 a month.
200people
$100kTypical home
$801/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
237Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 200
- Part of a metro area
- About 202 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 39 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $801/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (507 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BLV airport
- 38 mi to STL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 630 ft
- 585 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macoupin County: R+39 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.