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Melvin is a tiny town of 430 people in Ford County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from Champaign, IL and 92 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $66k and rent runs about $802 a month.
430people
$66kTypical home
$802/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
20"Snow
230Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 430
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,243 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Chicago, IL
- 32 mi to Champaign, IL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $66k (≈$418/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (157 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BMI airport
- 88 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 817 ft
- 599 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ford County: R+48 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.