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Tamms is a tiny town of 589 people in Alexander County, Illinois. It's about 16 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 110 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $576 a month.
589people
$56kTypical home
$576/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
237Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 589
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 253 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 16 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$351/mo)
- Median rent $576/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 50
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CGI airport
- 120 mi to STL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 60% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 338 ft
- 455 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alexander County: R+19 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.