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Vandalia is a big small town of 5,796 people in Fayette County, Illinois. It's about 62 miles from Decatur, IL and 65 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $778 a month.
5,796people
$99kTypical home
$778/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
13"Snow
239Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,796
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 711 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 62 mi to Decatur, IL
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$621/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (323 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,359 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to BLV airport
- 70 mi to STL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 532 ft
- 572 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+65 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk