IL area data
Dowell, IL
Dowell, IL.
Population: 317 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 325.3 (+6.1% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $17,000
- Median list price
- $9,900
- Median days on market
- 101 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 68.3%
- Active listings
- 2
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,220/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,586/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 17.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.30/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- strongWind, coldWave, winterWeather, earthquake, hail
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 57.0°F
- Average high
- 67.0°F
- Average low
- 46.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 47.5 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 2.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park (44 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Hemmer RLA Restricted Landing Area (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) (11 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 5
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.3 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -346 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,966
- Median annual property tax
- $725
- Households with broadband internet
- 50.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 16,414
- Average weekly wage
- $1,005
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 4
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