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GaysIL
A town of 165. A typical home worth about $194K.
Photo: SenorAnderson at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
165
residents
Typical home
$194K
+5.5% in a year
Household income
$52K
median
Median age
54.9
years
Land area
0 sq mi
What makes Gays stand out
The thing Gays does most differently from other towns.
Small town
165 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Housing
A typical Gays home is worth about $194K
The typical Gays home is worth about $194,000, up 5.5% in a year, 35% below the Illinois typical home.
$194KZillow home value
Typical home value
Gays$194K
Illinois$298K
+5.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Gays
Most working residents leave Gays for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Arthur (16%), Mattoon (10%) and Sullivan (7%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Gays0%
Arthur16%
Mattoon10%
Sullivan7%
Bourbon7%
21 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Gays
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Gays has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
14″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–38°
Spring43–63°
Summer64–84°
Fall45–66°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Gays is
Gays beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Gays | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.5% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 12.1% |
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
11.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Gays for work
Where Gays’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
0jobs based in Gays
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Gays
Village in Illinois
Gays is a village in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States. The population was 218 at the 2020 census, down from 281 in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 218
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 753 ft
- ZIP code
- 61928
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