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St. Jacob is a small town of 1,759 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 27 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,759people
$201kTypical home
$1,138/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
10"Snow
239Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,759
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,077 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 27 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,268/mo)
- Median rent $1,138/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,208 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 52% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BLV airport
- 33 mi to STL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 518 ft
- 560 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 351 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 148 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+13 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