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Walshville is a tiny town of 158 people in Montgomery County, Illinois. It's about 45 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $723 a month.
158people
$112kTypical home
$723/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
14"Snow
237Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 158
- Part of a metro area
- About 622 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 45 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$708/mo)
- Median rent $723/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (387 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BLV airport
- 46 mi to STL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 607 ft
- 583 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+44 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.