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Winchester is a small town of 1,498 people in Scott County, Illinois. It's about 45 miles from Springfield, IL and 70 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $593 a month.
1,498people
$94kTypical home
$593/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,498
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,327 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 45 mi to Springfield, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$592/mo)
- Median rent $593/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (20 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (203 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to SPI airport
- 61 mi to STL (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 548 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+61 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk