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Bismarck is a tiny town of 507 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 36 miles from Champaign, IL and 84 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $856 a month.
507people
$115kTypical home
$856/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
14"Snow
224Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 507
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 682 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 36 mi to Champaign, IL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$722/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to LAF airport
- 79 mi to IND (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 669 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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