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Sorento is a tiny town of 472 people in Bond County, Illinois. It's about 44 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $63k and rent runs about $659 a month.
472people
$63kTypical home
$659/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
13"Snow
237Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 472
- Part of a metro area
- About 591 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 44 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $63k (≈$399/mo)
- Median rent $659/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" 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 (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BLV airport
- 46 mi to STL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bond County: R+45 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.