Living in Bellmont, IL
Bellmont is a tiny town of 196 people in Wabash County, Illinois. It's about 34 miles from Evansville, IN and 124 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $48k and rent runs about $794 a month.
196people
$48kTypical home
$794/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
11"Snow
230Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 196
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 603 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Louisville, KY
- 34 mi to Evansville, IN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $48k (≈$301/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to EVV airport
- 119 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 430 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wabash County: R+54 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.