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Keensburg is a tiny town of 149 people in Wabash County, Illinois. It's about 31 miles from Evansville, IN and 121 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $794 a month.
149people
$86kTypical home
$794/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
230Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 149
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 573 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Louisville, KY
- 31 mi to Evansville, IN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$544/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to EVV airport
- 116 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 427 ft
- 526 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 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 40% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wabash County: R+54 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.