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Woodlawn is a tiny town of 632 people in Jefferson County, Illinois. It's about 69 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $947 a month.
632people
$133kTypical home
$947/moRent
87° / 39°Summer / winter
9"Snow
239Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 632
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 742 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 69 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$837/mo)
- Median rent $947/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,174 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MWA airport
- 78 mi to STL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 482 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+48 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.