IL area data
Palmyra, IL
Palmyra, IL.
Population: 1,447 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $134,560
- 1-year appreciation
- -9.3%
- 3-year appreciation
- -9.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- -6.3%
- All-time peak (2025-02)
- $155,657
- House Price Index
- 325.3 (+6.1% YoY)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- +0.9%
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
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- lightning, strongWind, coldWave, drought, earthquake
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 54.0°F
- Average high
- 64.0°F
- Average low
- 43.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 44.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 37
- Days with Good air quality
- 310
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site (33 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Zelmer Memorial Airpark Inc Airport (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) (35 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -11 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,971
- Median annual property tax
- $1,419
- Mean commute to work
- 32 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 47.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 7,926
- Average weekly wage
- $893
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 16
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