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Country around Newman is a rural area of about 1,161 people in Douglas County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 25 miles from Champaign, IL and 99 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $833 a month.
1,161people
$110kTypical home
$833/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
18"Snow
231Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,161 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 25 mi to Champaign, IL
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$696/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 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 52
- 23% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to CMI airport
- 91 mi to IND (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 643 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 158 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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