St. JohnsIL
A town of 158.
Is St. Johns a good place to live?
St. Johns’ midpoint rent is $720 a month, below both the Illinois town median ($1,129 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). St. Johns has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
158 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to St. Johns: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Johns, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in St. Johns.
St. Johns has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For half of commuters, work is under 23 miles away. 14% of St. Johns residents live below the poverty line, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Du Quoin (20%), Carbondale (10%) and Mount Vernon (7%).
| St. Johns | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in St. Johns, mostly earthquakes
Just over a third of St. Johns’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by cold waves at 25%. On expected storm and flood damage, St. Johns sits above nearly three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In St. Johns, expect four seasons and hot summers
In St. Johns, the peak summer temperature is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in St. Johns report frequent physical distress than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
Against the Illinois average, St. Johns comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 21. In St. Johns, just over a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes, and 16% have diabetes. The share of adults in St. Johns who say their health is fair or poor: 27%.
| St. Johns | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | St. Johns | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.2% | 17.8% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 66.5% | 60.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.1% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about St. Johns
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of St. Johns; the nearest are
About 11 of every 100 St. Johns residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave St. Johns for work
Where St. Johns’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About St. Johns
Village in Illinois, United States
St. Johns (Saint Johns) is a village in Perry County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, St. Johns had a population of 163. The village was named in 1856 after St. John's Day.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
Questions about St. Johns
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is St. Johns, IL a good place to live?
St. Johns has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.