Murphysboro, IL

Murphysboro is a small city in Illinois with a population of 6,804. Residents earn $42,367 per year, which is 44% below the national average.

2.9 /5.0

C+ Fair

6,804 Population 1,296/sq mi density

$42,367 Median Income $28,303 per capita

$79,600 Home Value $117,440 Zillow

$655 Median Rent 24.4% income on rent

56°F Avg Temperature 305 sunny days/yr

728 Violent Crime/100K 1,550 property/100K

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Overall

2.9 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

3.2 / 5.0

$42,367 median income, 3.2% unemployment

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Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$79,600 home value, $655/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

728 violent crimes/100K (92% above avg)

C+

Education

2.6 / 5.0

19.4% bachelor's degree or higher

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9 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Murphysboro, IL.

Name	Year	Description
Murphysboro, IL	2013	Orange globes in Southwest sky traveling Northeast toward Benton&#44 Illinois.
Murphysboro, IL	2012	Pinkish light zig zags in sky.
Murphysboro, IL	2012	At 6:22 pm Me and my friend where standing out side looking at the planet x that is close by then I spotted a very bright light that ca
Murphysboro, IL	2007	Rectangular&#44 translucent object at a low altitude flies across the sky at high speed
Murphysboro, IL	2006	Cylindrical object&#44 4-5x wider than long travelling west to east at high altitude with no navigational or strobe lights
Murphysboro, IL	1997	The witnessed reported to me she saw a irradescent&#44green&#44cylindar object move horizontal across the sky going South to North. She first
Murphysboro, IL	1982	I saw a beam of light hit the ground&#44about 1 foot wide
Murphysboro, IL	1981	I was camping out with a friend in another friend&#39s Christmas tree farm north of Murphysboro. We had dragged two lawn chairs out into
Murphysboro, IL	1975	We had just finished playing a ballgame in Murphysboro&#44 Illinois and began our trip home to Decatur. We were driving through the Shawne