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Charleston is a small city of 17,062 people in Coles County, Illinois. It's about 43 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 110 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $817 a month.
17,062people
$137kTypical home
$817/moRent
88° / 38°Summer / winter
19"Snow
231Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,062
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,880 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 43 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$866/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,553 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 18% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 27% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to CMI airport
- 102 mi to IND (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 702 ft
- 585 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Coles County: R+28 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk