Living in Westfield, IL
Westfield is a tiny town of 415 people in Clark County, Illinois. It's about 33 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 101 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $743 a month.
415people
$86kTypical home
$743/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
228Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 415
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 424 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 33 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$540/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (111 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (740 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to CMI airport
- 92 mi to IND (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 778 ft
- 576 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clark County: R+51 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.