Our communities of Northeast Missouri and West Central Illinois are a great place to live for many reasons. Excellent school systems, state-of-the-art healthcare facilities, entertainment opportunities galore, low cost of living, a clean environment and much, much more. Below you will find a wealth of valuable information on the communities we are proud to serve. Simply Click on one of the areas below to learn more about each distinctive community. Once you find a community that fits your style, Contact us and we will keep you updated weekly with featured properties in the area. Also ask us about our featured Commercial, Farm and Ranch properties available in the all the areas you find below.

Missouri

Quincy

The City of Quincy is a place to call home. Located on the limestone bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in west-central Illinois, Quincy is a community of tree-lined streets, beautiful houses and friendly people. Quincyans enjoy a wealth of opportunity, activities and many services that one might only expect to find in a much larger community.

Location

Quincy is the county seat of Adams County, which encompasses 969 square miles and has a total population of 68,277 people. Quincy is its largest city, with a total population of 40,366, and covers more than 5,000 acres with a river frontage of about three miles.

Transportation

Quincy is accessible by numerous modes of transportation, including metropolitan connections by air, rail or bus. Amtrak offers service from Quincy to Chicago. Commuter flights to Chicago and St. Louis, as well as commercial and private flights, keep the Quincy Regional Airport at Baldwin field busy. Quincy is located on Interstate 172, and is only fifteen miles from Interstate 72. Bus service is provided by Burlington Trailways.

Arts & Culture

With a wide variety of special events offered year-round, Quincy is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. The Quincy Community Theater has been delighting audiences for almost eight decades with the finest in musicals, mysteries, comedies and dramas. The Quincy Society of Fine Arts, the country's first arts council, plays an integral part in all that is Quincy. Quincy's wealth of museums is a testament to the community's desire to preserve our rich history, and broaden our horizons.

Shopping

People from a large radius come to Quincy to take advantage of our shopping facilities, which include the Quincy Mall, 600,000 sq. ft. of shopping with three anchor stores. The Historic Quincy Business District in the downtown part of Quincy also offers clothing stores, antiques and specialty shops. After a long day of shopping, satisfy your appetite at one of Quincy's delectable restaurants. Quincy offers anything from a cup of coffee and a muffin to premier dining in cozy atmospheres.

Community

Quincy's desirable location, along with its diverse choice in superb neighborhoods, apartments and condominiums make Quincy a great place to live. There are so many safe, family-oriented neighborhoods, close to shopping areas, schools, and parks making Quincy a great place to raise a family. Quincy has also acquired a reputation for being an excellent place for retired individuals to live due to the variety of services and activities offered to those over age 50.

Parks and Recreation

Quincyans enjoy a wealth of recreational opportunities, including more than 1,100 acres of parks offering activities such as archery, swimming, tennis, and softball; a very active community soccer program; a wide variety of water sports on the Mississippi River; three country clubs as well as a 27-hole public golf course; and a NASCAR sanctioned raceway. For those who enjoy a more leisurely pace, Quincy also offers an abundance of quiet scenic locations for walking and hiking.

Education

Quincy residents take advantage of first-class educational resources for people of all ages. The Quincy Public School System is made up of six primary schools serving grades K-3, an intermediate school serving grades 4-6, a junior high school for grades 7-9, and a high school serving grades 10-12. All of Quincy's public schools have a reputation for excellence and offer a wide range of extracurricular activities.

Quincy is also home to seven Roman Catholic elementary schools. Quincy Notre Dame High School students learn from a strong academic and religious studies curriculum in a Catholic, value-centered environment. For those pursuing higher education, a myriad of continuing education opportunities can be found in and around the Quincy area.

Jobs & Commerce

Quincy is home to hundreds of businesses. The diverse mix of local businesses includes manufacturing, retail and supply companies, and corporations specializing in Internet technology, E-commerce and data processing. Present manufacturers include: electronic equipment, air compressors, various kinds of pumps, mining and oil drilling equipment, ranges, furnaces, wheels, truck and trailer bodies, poultry equipment, containers, mineral foods and stock preparations, as well as soybean oil and various dairy products. Maintaining a balance between agriculture, electronics and mechanical manufacturing and service businesses, Quincy has a strong diversified economic base.

Healthcare

When it comes to healthcare in the Tri-State area, Quincy residents can rely on a number of excellent medical centers. Blessing Hospital is a 340-bed facility that blends the best of the care and compassion of community hospitals with the latest medical technology. Quincy Medical Group, one of the leading multi-specialty group practices in the United States, is a physician-owned group comprised of over 90 physicians and nurse practitioners in 23 medical and surgical specialties. Quincy is also served by a comprehensive cancer care center, a renal dialysis center, an advanced cardiac treatment center, a licensed rehabilitation center, a designated Trauma Center for emergency medical care and neurological and neurosurgery services.

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Hannibal

In the early 1800's, the port town of Hannibal, Missouri was home to only 30 residents. Steamboats slowly rolled down the Mississippi and a young boy named Samuel Langhorne Clemens lived an adventure that would one day become the basis for “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn. Today, America's Hometown is a thriving city of nearly 18,000 residents supported by industrial and retail businesses, state of the art healthcare services, diversified agribusiness, and a world-renowned tourist community.

Geography

Hannibal is located 116 miles northwest of St. Louis, 206 miles east-northeast of Kansas City, and 300 miles southwest of Chicago. Main transportation links include railroad, river barge, and three federal highways.

The area has been strongly influenced by the presence of the Mississippi River and especially by the historical significance of being the residence of Mark Twain. Many buildings in the city reflect the "river boom town" era construction. Several magnificent homes and community buildings show that era's influence with ornate structural and decorative characteristics that add charm, warmth, and a sense of history to their surroundings.

The city is located along the river plain and on high bluffs featuring beautiful vistas of the river below. The geography of the area has had a significant influence on construction of buildings, including school facilities, requiring special attention to appropriate landscape work, foundation and retaining wall construction.

Climate

Jobs & Commerce

Hannibal boasts a diverse industrial economy that includes the production of agricultural chemicals, food products, rubber and plastic products, electrical and automotive equipment, and various other manufactured goods. Major industries include Watlow, General Mills Incorporated, Intermet, Buckhorn Rubber, Continental Cement, and Dura. Intermet is the areas largest employer, employing over 850 people at three Hannibal area locations. Intermet specializes in aluminum, magnesium, and zinc oxide diecasting.

Hannibal has grown into a thriving haven for artisans. Included in the famed 50 Miles of Art is a classic arts corridor where fine artists, crafts-persons and artisans use their skills to create one-of-a-kind masterpieces. Here artists and residents alike can take in breathtaking views of the Mississippi River, soaring rock cliffs, rolling hills and colorful landscape.

Hannibal is also a world-renowned tourist destination known for its famous Bed and Breakfasts, natural landmarks and historical museums, including the boyhood home of Mark Twain and Mark Twain caves.

Education

 Currently schools in Hannibal include five grade schools, a middle school, a senior high school, the Hannibal Area Vocational School, one Catholic parochial grade school, a Lutheran parochial grade school, NEMO Christian school, and Hannibal LaGrange College.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The Hannibal School District #60 is rated "accredited with distinction in performance" by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

The Hannibal Regional Hospital is a new state of the art health care facility and the city has many doctors of varying specialties.

Hannibal LaGrange College is a four-year liberal arts college that draws a significant number of Hannibal High School graduates.

The tourist industry has been influenced by the recreational opportunities offered in Hannibal and the surrounding area. Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake State Park, located approximately 20 miles from Hannibal, provide notable tourist attractions. Tourists visiting the lake are drawn to the Hannibal area to visit the many Mark Twain-influenced attractions. The Mississippi River provides added recreational opportunities for residents. Hannibal also boasts an excellent YMCA facility that enables a wide variety of community recreational and educational programs. A summer city recreation program is very comprehensive and provides many activities for youth ages 3-18.

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Monroe City

Founded in 1857, Monroe City has all the spirit and friendliness of a small community, with a progressive attitude that has helped it become nationally known in the die-making industry.

As an agricultural center as well, Monroe City, with a population of approximately 2700, has several businesses that serve the needs of the farming community for miles around. Considered the gateway to Mark Twain Lake, Monroe City caters to Lake-area tourists with a variety of products and services.

Quality of Living

Monroe City offers many of the advantages of a large city suburb - well kept homes, good parks and recreation, excellent schools, a variety of churches and a keenly positive community spirit.

Metropolitan culture lies just an hour and a half to the south in St. Louis , perfect for weekend excursions with family and friends. This small town life-style with access to big-city goods, services and entertainment makes Monroe City an ideal place to raise a family and make many new friends. Which may be part of the reason why this area has grown steadily while other Midwestern towns faced decline for several years.

The Monroe City region has prepared for fast-moving growth of the future, and the future is finally here. Find your dream home in Monroe City and be a part of the exciting developments that lie ahead for Monroe City...a region on the move.

Climate

Jobs and Commerce

Monroe City is considered a regional employment center, drawing from a skilled work force in a 50-mile radius, thanks to the huge success of its two largest employers, Pace Industries and Diemakers, whose total employment tops 850.

Diemakers primarily manufactures zinc, aluminum and magnesium diecastings and assemblies for the automotive and electronics industries.

Pace Industries, which began four years ago, has diversified its business. Thirty-two die cast machines produce aluminum castings for automotive parts, lighting products, cooking equipment and a number of other products.

Accu-Therm Inc. sits upon the community's 55 acre Industrial Park. Accu-Therm, which employs 135 people, manufactures heating elements for a wide range of commercial and industrial products, ranging from coffee makers to water heaters. Monroe City began preparing for economic growth in the 1950's when a group for future-oriented businessmen formed the Monroe City Development Corporation which owns the Industrial Park. Several industrial lots are available. Contact us for a list of Featured Commercial properties in the area.

Education

From birth through college, the educational programs of the Monroe City region build on a foundation of excellence. The Monroe City R-1 School system has the type of programs and professional staff similar to those found in much larger communities. In 1994, voters approved a $3.5 million addition and renovation to the elementary, middle and high schools, as well as improvements to the vocational agricultural building.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Holy Rosary Catholic School offers excellent educational programs to 164 students in grades 1-8, and in the 1995-96 school year will begin offering full-day kindergarten classes. Holy Rosary also offers a full-range of sports, music and other extra-curricular activities.

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Palmyra

The City of Palmyra, the county seat or capital of Marion County, is situated on portions of Sections 23, 24, 25 and 26, in Township 58, Range 6. It is seven miles due west of the Mississippi River, the same distance from the southern boundary of the county, ten miles from the northern boundary, and sixteen from the western.

Owing to the close proximity of Hannibal and Quincy, the city has not increased materially in population for the last thirty years. This Charming small community is home to a fine graded-public school, eleven churches, an opera hall, lodges of the different fraternal orders, two weekly newspapers, the  "Spectator" and the "Herald," and about ninety business houses, including two banks, three flouring mills, a sawmill, two planing mills, two wagon factories and numerous stores and small shops. There are two hotels in the city.

Education

Despite its small size (1,500 in Paris and less than 10,000 in the county), the area offers virtually every accommodation and novelty found in much larger population centers. And because of its limited population, the community places a high regard on its people and neighbors.

In one respect, the area is a throwback to a bygone era: people live in harmony; kids are free to be kids; elderly are treated with respect; and no one is afraid to take a walk in the evening.

Paris is the "hometown" of internationally acclaimed artist Gordon Snidow, whose works can be found in the county's historical society's museum at the courthouse, and the late Mary Margaret McBride, author and radio and television personality.

The area is proud of its past. One of Missouri' four remaining covered bridges is located just west of town and the county's history can be found uniquely muraled in the rotunda of the courthouse.

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Camp Point

 Since 1855, Camp Point has been a peaceful but progressive village. Local residents enjoy a small town identity while living near a larger city. Charming family homes, fine schools, historic architecture surrounded by nature beauty, and crisp fresh air. Camp Point holds a treasured tradition but also exhibits realistic expectations. Camp Point is a community with a taste of the paste that is ready for the future. If you are looking for that perfect friendly community away from the hustle and bustle of the nearby bustling metropolis' Camp Point is the perfect location for you. Contact us today for a list of featured properties in the area.

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Liberty

Small town pride, peace and quiet, just minutes away from shopping, work and play. Liberty Illinois , known as “ America 's Freedom Town ” is a small, peaceful town with a well known workforce skilled in many trades. The pride of workmanship shows in everything liberty residents do.

A good location, a hard working staff - everything you need to live a pleasant life is right here in Liberty.

Just minutes away from either Quincy, IL or Hannibal, MO, where retail and recreational facilities abound, you are never too far from what you need. Why live in the middle of the hustle and bustle when you can live minutes away and enjoy the best of both worlds.

Liberty is a great place to live, work, raise a family, or grow a business. Liberty has a strong agro economic presence in the state of Illinois and there are many excellent farming and ranching properties available in the area. Contact us today to learn about this weeks featured properties in Liberty , Illinois