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Country around Hindsboro is a rural area of about 687 people in Douglas County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 31 miles from Champaign, IL and 106 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $914 a month.
687people
$100kTypical home
$914/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
18"Snow
231Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 687 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 31 mi to Champaign, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (240 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (575 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to CMI airport
- 98 mi to IND (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 646 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+46 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