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Versailles is a tiny town of 441 people in Brown County, Illinois. It's about 54 miles from Springfield, IL and 89 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $771 a month.
441people
$91kTypical home
$771/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
16"Snow
238Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 441
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 473 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 54 mi to Springfield, IL
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$574/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (16 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to UIN airport
- 80 mi to STL (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 620 ft
- 649 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+60 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.