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Sherman is a small town of 4,386 people in Sangamon County, Illinois. It's about 7 miles from Springfield, IL and 93 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,386people
$298kTypical home
$2,041/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
21"Snow
237Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,386
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,396 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 7 mi to Springfield, IL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,878/mo)
- Median rent $2,041/mo
- Median household income $149k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,185 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 36% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to SPI airport
- 89 mi to STL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 568 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sangamon County: R+5 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