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Browns’s story
134 years in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1892Browns is settled
- 2020Browns-RR-tracks-il
BrownsIL
A town of 163, settled in 1892. A typical home worth about $116K.
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Population
163
residents
Typical home
$116K
−2.8% in a year
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
51.3
years
Land area
0 sq mi
What makes Browns stand out
The thing Browns does most differently from other towns.
Small town
163 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Browns. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Browns home is worth about $116K
The typical Browns home is worth about $116,000, down 2.8% in a year, 61% below the Illinois typical home.
$116KZillow home value
Typical home value
Browns$116K
Illinois$298K
−2.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Browns has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–43°
Spring45–67°
Summer66–87°
Fall47–69°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Browns is
Browns beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
32 measures vs. Illinois
3 better18 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Browns | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 9.9% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 67% | 60.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.6% | 10.3% |
Wabash General Hospital 1
12 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
About Browns
Village in Illinois, United States
Browns is a village in Edwards County, Illinois, United States. The population was 139 as of the 2020 census, slightly up from 134 as of the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1892
- Population
- 139
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 62818
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