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Sesser

A city of 2,023 people in Illinois
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Trails0.3 mi0.3 mi per sq mi
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About Sesser

City in Illinois, United States
1,888Population
1 sq miArea
479 ftElevation

Sesser is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,888 at the 2020 census. The current mayor is C. Jason Ashmore.

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From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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ZIP code62884
Area code618
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Housing in Sesser

$109K▲ 6.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Sesser home is worth about $109,000, up 6.2% in a year, 63% below the Illinois typical home.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Sesser's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Sesser 1.1
Illinois 2.9
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Sesser 0.5
Illinois 17.7
U.S. 17.7
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11worse than IL

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.

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Franklin HospitalBenton · 9.2 mi · ER · rural critical access
Sesser Community Health CenterSesser · 0.7 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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