Living in Muncie, IL
Muncie is a tiny town of 147 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 23 miles from Champaign, IL and 93 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $838 a month.
147people
$87kTypical home
$838/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
23"Snow
224Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 147
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 821 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 23 mi to Champaign, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$548/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" 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 (716 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,563 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CMI airport
- 87 mi to IND (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 653 ft
- 572 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 204 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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
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.