Area data
Grand Tower, IL — ZIP 62942
Population: 628 (Census ACS)
The median home value (Census ACS) in ZIP 62942 (Grand Tower, IL) is $51,600. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with strong wind, cold wave, winter weather the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is at the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$51,600
Median home value (Census)
Relatively Moderate
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value (Census)
- $51,600
- House Price Index (state)
- 340.3 (+5.5% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- Median list price
- $139,900
- Active listings
- 1
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $648/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $761/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $930/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,212/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,254/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 100.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 17.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.30/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 7.40%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.73%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- strong wind, cold wave, winter weather, earthquake, hail
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- strong wind: Very High · cold wave: Relatively High · winter weather: Relatively High · hail: Relatively Moderate · tornado: Relatively Moderate · heat wave: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 21% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 53.8%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Missouri Electric Works (24.4 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA NFIP flood-insurance claims (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 57.0°F
- Average high
- 67.0°F
- Average low
- 46.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 50.2 in
- Annual snowfall
- 7.5 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7a (extreme annual low 0 to 5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park (39 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 15
- Nearest airport
- Rendleman Airport (10 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) (16 mi)
- Hospitals in or near this ZIP
- 18
- Hospitals include
- HERRIN HOSPITAL, MARION IL VA MEDICAL CENTER, HEARTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.5 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data (same ZIP, else within ~40 mi) · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1957
- Housing built before 1970
- 65.2%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 4.6%
- Households with broadband internet
- 53.4%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 16,836
- Average weekly wage
- $1,082
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 4
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 62942?
- $51,600 (Census ACS).
- What is typical rent in ZIP 62942?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $930/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 62942?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: strong wind, cold wave, winter weather, earthquake, hail.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 62942?
- Risk to homes is higher than 21% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 62942?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 62942?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 62942?
- Regional Price Parity: 100.0 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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