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Country around Cave In Rock is a rural area of about 819 people in Hardin County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Paducah, KY and 126 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $490 a month.
819people
$162kTypical home
$490/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
5"Snow
233Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 819 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Nashville, TN
- 42 mi to Paducah, KY
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,021/mo)
- Median rent $490/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 57
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to PAH airport
- 126 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 597 ft
- 469 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 114 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 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
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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