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Tamaroa is a tiny town of 597 people in Perry County, Illinois. It's about 60 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 65 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $785 a month.
597people
$80kTypical home
$785/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
9"Snow
239Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 597
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 623 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 60 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$506/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (170 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MWA airport
- 75 mi to STL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 502 ft
- 516 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+52 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk