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HardinIL

A town of 663. A typical home worth about $173K.

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Population
663
−17.2% since 2010
Typical home
$173K
+2.7% in a year
Household income
$89K
median
Median age
57.4
years
Jobs based here
404
Balanced

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663 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.

96risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
96Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesCold waves
421
paid flood claims since 1978
7
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Hardin home is worth about $173K

The typical Hardin home is worth about $173,000, up 2.7% in a year, 42% below the Illinois typical home.

$173KZillow home value

Typical home value

Hardin$173K
Illinois$298K
+2.7%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Hardin has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring44–66°
Summer65–86°
Fall45–68°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Hardin

Most working residents leave Hardin for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Springfield (6%), St. Louis (5%) and Alton (4%). Half commute less than 35 miles.

17%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hardin17%
Springfield6%
St. Louis5%
Alton4%
Jacksonville2%
35 mi
median commute distance
404
jobs based in Hardin
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Hardin is

Hardin beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better16 too close to call10 worse
What stands outHardinIL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.9%13.2%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.2%15.9%
More adults who have had cancer11.8%7.6%
Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital
14.7 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 →
Schools

Hardin’s public schools outperform 50% of Illinois districts

The public schools Hardin’s kids attend outperform 50% of Illinois’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
St. Norbert School PrivateK–856
Calhoun High School9–12171B+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state testsAll 2 schools →

About Hardin

Village in Illinois, United States

Hardin is a village and county seat of Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. The population was 801 at the 2020 census, down from 967 at the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
801
Area
2.3 sq mi
ZIP code
62047

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