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Hoopeston is a big small town of 5,034 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 40 miles from Champaign, IL and 93 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $882 a month.
5,034people
$78kTypical home
$882/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
20"Snow
224Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,034
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,366 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 40 mi to Champaign, IL
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$492/mo)
- Median rent $882/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" 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 (532 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,233 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LAF airport
- 89 mi to IND (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 732 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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