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East Lynn is a tiny town of 373 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 35 miles from Champaign, IL and 95 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 $97k and rent runs about $838 a month.
373people
$97kTypical home
$838/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
20"Snow
224Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 373
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,408 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Chicago, IL
- 35 mi to Champaign, IL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$613/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $244k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (716 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,563 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 55% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to CMI airport
- 91 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2014
- 56% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 702 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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
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.