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Catlin is a small town of 2,160 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 30 miles from Champaign, IL and 85 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $931 a month.
2,160people
$125kTypical home
$931/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
18"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,160
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,544 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 30 mi to Champaign, IL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$786/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (367 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,365 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CMI airport
- 79 mi to IND (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 565 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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