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Tilden is a tiny town of 762 people in Randolph County, Illinois. It's about 42 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $743 a month.
762people
$70kTypical home
$743/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 762
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 782 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 42 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$443/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BLV airport
- 52 mi to STL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 512 ft
- 525 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+50 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