IL area data
Mount Sterling, IL
Mount Sterling, IL.
Population: 5,066 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $164,155
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- -3.9%
- 5-year appreciation
- -14.0%
- 10-year appreciation
- -8.3%
- All-time peak (2021-04)
- $192,305
- House Price Index
- 325.3 (+6.1% YoY)
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
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 53.0°F
- Average high
- 64.0°F
- Average low
- 42.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 41.8 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site (22 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Mount Sterling Municipal Airport (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN) (23 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -61 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,967
- Median annual property tax
- $2,386
- Mean commute to work
- 14 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 54.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,046
- Average weekly wage
- $1,197
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Education, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 6
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