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Windsor is a tiny town of 877 people in Shelby County, Illinois. It's about 34 miles from Decatur, IL and 104 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $769 a month.
877people
$105kTypical home
$769/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
14"Snow
231Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 877
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,392 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 34 mi to Decatur, IL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$665/mo)
- Median rent $769/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DEC airport
- 106 mi to STL (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 719 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: R+60 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk