Living in Vienna, IL
Vienna is a small town of 1,873 people in Johnson County, Illinois. It's about 27 miles from Paducah, KY and 112 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $671 a month.
1,873people
$81kTypical home
$671/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
233Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,873
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 660 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 27 mi to Paducah, KY
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$513/mo)
- Median rent $671/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (792 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MWA airport
- 123 mi to STL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 394 ft
- 464 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+58 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk