IL area data
Golden, IL
Golden, IL.
Population: 970 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 325.3 (+6.1% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $189,250
- Median list price
- $167,000
- Median days on market
- 47.5 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 97.3%
- Active listings
- 6
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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- strongWind, coldWave, drought, hail, heatWave
- FEMA flood zone
- A
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 56.0°F
- Average high
- 65.0°F
- Average low
- 47.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 27.7 in
- Annual snowfall
- 12.9 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 184
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 6.5 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site (30 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Herren Airport (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN) (15 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 3
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.5 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -131 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,950
- Median annual property tax
- $1,568
- Mean commute to work
- 30 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 70.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 28,500
- Average weekly wage
- $1,033
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 25
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