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Rossville is a small town of 1,332 people in Vermilion County, Illinois. It's about 37 miles from Champaign, IL and 91 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $782 a month.
1,332people
$92kTypical home
$782/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
18"Snow
224Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,332
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 953 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 37 mi to Champaign, IL
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$581/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (550 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,882 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LAF airport
- 86 mi to IND (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 696 ft
- 566 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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