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MaeystownIL
A town of 65.
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Population
65
residents
Median home value
$160K
Census ACS
Household income
$99K
median
Median age
25.9
years
Jobs based here
9
A commuter town
Small town
65 people, and everyone knows the way
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Maeystown
Most working residents leave Maeystown for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Waterloo (17%), St. Louis (11%) and O'Fallon (5%). Half commute less than 28 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Maeystown0%
Waterloo17%
St. Louis11%
O'Fallon5%
Belleville5%
28 mi
median commute distance
9
jobs based in Maeystown
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Maeystown has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
9″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–44°
Spring46–67°
Summer66–87°
Fall47–69°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
63risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat wavesEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Maeystown is
Maeystown beats the Illinois average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
32 measures vs. Illinois
10 better22 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Maeystown | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 15.9% |
Mercy Hospital Jefferson
7.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Maeystown is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 189 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maeystown Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Maeystown for work
Where Maeystown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
9jobs based in Maeystown
0%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Maeystown
Village in Illinois, United States
Maeystown is a village in Monroe County, Illinois, United States. The population was 150 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 150
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 469 ft
- ZIP code
- 62256