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Arcola is a small town of 2,892 people in Douglas County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from Champaign, IL and 115 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $803 a month.
2,892people
$124kTypical home
$803/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
17"Snow
231Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,892
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,430 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 30 mi to Champaign, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$783/mo)
- Median rent $803/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (499 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CMI airport
- 107 mi to IND (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 593 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+46 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk