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Chrisman is a small town of 1,214 people in Edgar County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 81 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $727 a month.
1,214people
$79kTypical home
$727/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
20"Snow
228Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,214
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,688 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 28 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$501/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (303 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (717 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CMI airport
- 74 mi to IND (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 561 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Edgar County: R+52 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