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Xenia is a tiny town of 389 people in Clay County, Illinois. It's about 75 miles from Evansville, IN and 87 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $625 a month.
389people
$90kTypical home
$625/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
234Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 389
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 789 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 75 mi to Evansville, IN
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$568/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (360 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to MWA airport
- 94 mi to STL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 535 ft
- 547 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+67 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk