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Oakwood is a small town of 1,380 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 26 miles from Champaign, IL and 89 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $695 a month.
1,380people
$103kTypical home
$695/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
21"Snow
224Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,380
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,487 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 26 mi to Champaign, IL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$650/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (561 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,061 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to CMI airport
- 83 mi to IND (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 656 ft
- 569 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 49 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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