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Oakland is a tiny town of 862 people in Coles County, Illinois. It's about 34 miles from Champaign, IL and 100 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $643 a month.
862people
$98kTypical home
$643/moRent
86° / 36°Summer / winter
18"Snow
231Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 862
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,101 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 34 mi to Champaign, IL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$619/mo)
- Median rent $643/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (90 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (293 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,144 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to CMI airport
- 92 mi to IND (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 578 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coles County: R+28 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.