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Southern View is a small town of 1,751 people in Sangamon County, Illinois. It's about 3 miles from Springfield, IL and 84 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 $105k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,751people
$105kTypical home
$1,240/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
21"Snow
237Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,751
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,613 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 3 mi to Springfield, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$664/mo)
- Median rent $1,240/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (468 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,684 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 19% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SPI airport
- 79 mi to STL (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 620 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 180 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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