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Hume is a tiny town of 492 people in Edgar County, Illinois. It's about 31 miles from Champaign, IL and 91 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $854 a month.
492people
$78kTypical home
$854/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
20"Snow
228Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 492
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 869 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 31 mi to Champaign, IL
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$492/mo)
- Median rent $854/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (345 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (871 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to CMI airport
- 84 mi to IND (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 659 ft
- 571 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Edgar County: R+52 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