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Atwood is a small town of 1,144 people in Piatt County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Champaign, IL and 123 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $856 a month.
1,144people
$128kTypical home
$856/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
11"Snow
231Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,144
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,851 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 24 mi to Champaign, IL
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$808/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.8% 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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (414 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to CMI airport
- 115 mi to IND (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 673 ft
- 602 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 190 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Piatt County: R+31 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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