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Valmeyer is a small town of 1,090 people in Monroe County, Illinois. It's about 23 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,090people
$223kTypical home
$1,145/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
9"Snow
241Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,090
- Part of a metro area
- About 318 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 23 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,407/mo)
- Median rent $1,145/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (20 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BLV airport
- 31 mi to STL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 539 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 927 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 210 bars within 25 mi
- 228 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+36 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk