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Olney is a big small town of 8,577 people in Richland County, Illinois. It's about 59 miles from Evansville, IN and 117 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $809 a month.
8,577people
$100kTypical home
$809/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
11"Snow
234Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,577
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,237 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 59 mi to Evansville, IN
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$629/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,132 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to EVV airport
- 118 mi to IND (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 476 ft
- 552 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Richland 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk