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Country around Yale is a rural area of about 398 people in Jasper County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 110 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $793 a month.
398people
$100kTypical home
$793/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
14"Snow
231Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 398 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 42 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$633/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (850 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to CMI airport
- 101 mi to IND (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 548 ft
- 576 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+65 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.