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Sparta is a small town of 4,068 people in Randolph County, Illinois. It's about 44 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $762 a month.
4,068people
$111kTypical home
$762/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,068
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 365 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 44 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$701/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,062 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BLV airport
- 54 mi to STL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 476 ft
- 520 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+50 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk