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Dundas is a tiny town of 272 people in Richland County, Illinois. It's about 58 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 117 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $805 a month.
272people
$78kTypical home
$805/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
13"Snow
234Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 272
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 407 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 58 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$490/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (968 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to EVV airport
- 114 mi to IND (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 469 ft
- 559 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: R+54 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.