Living in White Hall, IL
White Hall is a small town of 2,257 people in Greene County, Illinois. It's about 47 miles from Springfield, IL and 56 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $644 a month.
2,257people
$64kTypical home
$644/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,257
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 876 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 47 mi to Springfield, IL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$402/mo)
- Median rent $644/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (630 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to SPI airport
- 48 mi to STL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 616 mi to the ocean
- 203 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+58 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