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Allendale is a tiny town of 499 people in Wabash County, Illinois. It's about 39 miles from Evansville, IN and 115 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $794 a month.
499people
$91kTypical home
$794/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
230Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 499
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,625 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Louisville, KY
- 39 mi to Evansville, IN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$574/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to EVV airport
- 110 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 463 ft
- 539 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wabash County: R+54 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.