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Henning is a tiny town of 236 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 33 miles from Champaign, IL and 90 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $1k a month.
236people
$86kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
16"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 236
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 155 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 33 mi to Champaign, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$542/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (651 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,331 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CMI airport
- 85 mi to IND (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 692 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.