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Cave-In-Rock is a tiny town of 210 people in Hardin County, Illinois. It's about 38 miles from Paducah, KY and 124 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $490 a month.
210people
$72kTypical home
$490/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
4"Snow
233Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 210
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 561 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Nashville, TN
- 38 mi to Paducah, KY
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$453/mo)
- Median rent $490/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 61
- 16% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to PAH airport
- 124 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 367 ft
- 465 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 117 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardin County: R+62 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.