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About Evansville
Village in Illinois, United StatesEvansville is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States, on the banks of the Kaskaskia River. The population was 547 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Evansville
The typical Evansville home is worth about $147,000, about the same as a year ago, 51% below the Illinois typical home.
Work & commute in Evansville
Full picture →Most working residents leave Evansville for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Red Bud (13%), Chester (5%) and Ruma (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
Health in Evansville
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Evansville
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Evansville
Full climate →Evansville has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Evansville
All Evansville schools →School Grade D
The public schools Evansville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 91% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.
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