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Thompsonville is a tiny town of 500 people in Franklin County, Illinois. It's about 58 miles from Paducah, KY and 95 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $674 a month.
500people
$85kTypical home
$674/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
233Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 500
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 246 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 58 mi to Paducah, KY
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$533/mo)
- Median rent $674/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MWA airport
- 104 mi to STL (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 476 ft
- 497 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+51 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk