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Belgium is a tiny town of 290 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 34 miles from Champaign, IL and 81 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $904 a month.
290people
$76kTypical home
$904/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
16"Snow
224Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 290
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 668 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 34 mi to Champaign, IL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$481/mo)
- Median rent $904/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" 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 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CMI airport
- 75 mi to IND (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 669 ft
- 561 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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