Living in St. Francisville, IL
St. Francisville is a tiny town of 736 people in Lawrence County, Illinois. It's about 42 miles from Evansville, IN and 112 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $950 a month.
736people
$64kTypical home
$950/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
230Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 736
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 988 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Louisville, KY
- 42 mi to Evansville, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$403/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 20% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to EVV airport
- 106 mi to IND (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 463 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+56 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk