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Virginia is a small town of 1,543 people in Cass County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from Springfield, IL and 91 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $700 a month.
1,543people
$93kTypical home
$700/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
19"Snow
238Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,543
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,278 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 32 mi to Springfield, IL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$587/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (8 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to SPI airport
- 84 mi to STL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 648 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cass County: R+43 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk