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Danville is a small city of 28,595 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 35 miles from Champaign, IL and 82 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $846 a month.
28,595people
$79kTypical home
$846/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
15"Snow
224Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,595
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,601 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 35 mi to Champaign, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$498/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1408 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,452 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CMI airport
- 76 mi to IND (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 561 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vermilion County: R+36 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk