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Valier is a tiny town of 523 people in Franklin County, Illinois. It's about 56 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 78 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 $80k and rent runs about $1k a month.
523people
$80kTypical home
$1,144/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 523
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 465 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 56 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$505/mo)
- Median rent $1,144/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% 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
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MWA airport
- 88 mi to STL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 433 ft
- 506 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.