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Palestine is a small town of 1,430 people in Crawford County, Illinois. It's about 34 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 95 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $719 a month.
1,430people
$81kTypical home
$719/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
12"Snow
228Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,430
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,812 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 34 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$513/mo)
- Median rent $719/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (519 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to EVV airport
- 86 mi to IND (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 453 ft
- 554 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+52 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