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Rankin is a tiny town of 601 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 31 miles from Champaign, IL and 95 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $57k and rent runs about $767 a month.
601people
$57kTypical home
$767/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
21"Snow
224Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 601
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,038 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Chicago, IL
- 31 mi to Champaign, IL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $57k (≈$359/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (716 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,563 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CMI airport
- 92 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 725 ft
- 579 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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