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Wapella is a tiny town of 480 people in De Witt County, Illinois. It's about 18 miles from Bloomington, IL and 129 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $925 a month.
480people
$99kTypical home
$925/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
15"Snow
230Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 480
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 871 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 18 mi to Bloomington, IL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$621/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (357 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,026 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BMI airport
- 125 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 748 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 164 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- De Witt County: R+45 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