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Weldon is a tiny town of 350 people in De Witt County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from Decatur, IL and 130 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $950 a month.
350people
$100kTypical home
$950/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
230Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 350
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,311 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 21 mi to Decatur, IL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 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 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to DEC airport
- 126 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 719 ft
- 620 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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