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Elliott is a tiny town of 258 people in Ford County, Illinois. It's about 24 miles from Champaign, IL and 100 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $736 a month.
258people
$84kTypical home
$736/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
18"Snow
230Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 258
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 518 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Chicago, IL
- 24 mi to Champaign, IL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$528/mo)
- Median rent $736/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (157 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to CMI airport
- 95 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 768 ft
- 599 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 182 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ford County: R+48 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk