Living in Shawneetown, IL
Shawneetown is a small town of 1,087 people in Gallatin County, Illinois. It's about 40 miles from Evansville, IN and 129 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $485 a month.
1,087people
$86kTypical home
$485/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
7"Snow
233Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
Is Shawneetown right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 1,087
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,481 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 40 mi to Evansville, IN
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$540/mo)
- Median rent $485/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to EVV airport
- 137 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 394 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gallatin County: R+54 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High 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.