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Taylorville is a big small town of 10,646 people in Christian County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Springfield, IL and 81 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $828 a month.
10,646people
$104kTypical home
$828/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
15"Snow
237Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,646
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,032 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 24 mi to Springfield, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$656/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k)
- Low property crime (918 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SPI airport
- 80 mi to STL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 610 ft
- 614 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Christian County: R+47 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk