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Worden is a small town of 1,094 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $839 a month.
1,094people
$147kTypical home
$839/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
12"Snow
239Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,094
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,534 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 30 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$924/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (854 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to BLV airport
- 31 mi to STL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 574 ft
- 575 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 301 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 121 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+13 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk