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Elizabethtown is a tiny town of 396 people in Hardin County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from Paducah, KY and 128 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $310 a month.
396people
$114kTypical home
$310/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
4"Snow
233Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 396
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 562 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Nashville, TN
- 32 mi to Paducah, KY
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$721/mo)
- Median rent $310/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to PAH airport
- 128 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 464 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardin County: R+62 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High 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.