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Ashmore is a tiny town of 721 people in Coles County, Illinois. It's about 35 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 101 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $841 a month.
721people
$92kTypical home
$841/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
18"Snow
231Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 721
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 896 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 35 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$578/mo)
- Median rent $841/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (293 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,144 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to CMI airport
- 93 mi to IND (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 699 ft
- 577 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coles County: R+28 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