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Hindsboro is a tiny town of 368 people in Douglas County, Illinois. It's about 31 miles from Champaign, IL and 106 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $914 a month.
368people
$76kTypical home
$914/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
18"Snow
231Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 368
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,368 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 31 mi to Champaign, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$481/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (240 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (575 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to CMI airport
- 98 mi to IND (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 653 ft
- 584 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+46 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk