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Potomac is a tiny town of 605 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 28 miles from Champaign, IL and 95 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $780 a month.
605people
$96kTypical home
$780/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
19"Snow
224Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 605
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,240 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 28 mi to Champaign, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$602/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" 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 (616 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,010 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CMI airport
- 89 mi to IND (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 572 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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