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Alvan (Alvin) is a tiny town of 230 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 38 miles from Champaign, IL and 86 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $838 a month.
230people
$92kTypical home
$838/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
14"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 230
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 290 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 38 mi to Champaign, IL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$578/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (716 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,563 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to LAF airport
- 81 mi to IND (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vermilion County: R+36 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low 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.