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Country around Melvin is a rural area of about 683 people in Ford County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 31 miles from Champaign, IL and 93 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $806 a month.
683people
$88kTypical home
$806/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
20"Snow
230Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 683 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Chicago, IL
- 31 mi to Champaign, IL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$556/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (157 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BMI airport
- 88 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 810 ft
- 599 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ford County: R+48 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.