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Fithian is a tiny town of 578 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from Champaign, IL and 95 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $1k a month.
578people
$118kTypical home
$1,039/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
24"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 578
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,509 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 21 mi to Champaign, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$744/mo)
- Median rent $1,039/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (580 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,077 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to CMI airport
- 88 mi to IND (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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