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West City is a tiny town of 662 people in Franklin County, Illinois. It's about 58 miles from Cape Girardeau, MO and 83 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $860 a month.
662people
$71kTypical home
$860/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
233Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 662
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 412 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 58 mi to Cape Girardeau, MO
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$450/mo)
- Median rent $860/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k)
- High property crime (8,320 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MWA airport
- 93 mi to STL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 449 ft
- 504 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+51 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk