Is Ashmore a good place to live?
16% of residents live below the poverty line in Ashmore, above both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Ashmore has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
627 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ashmore: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ashmore, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ashmore.
Homes in Ashmore are worth about $144K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Ashmore home is worth about $144,000, up 3.9% in a year, 52% below the Illinois typical home. At $841 a month, Ashmore’s median rent is below both the Illinois town median ($1,129 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Ashmore | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $841 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Ashmore’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Ashmore for work: only 1% work in town. Ashmore’s median household income is $57,000. The top destinations are Charleston (23%), Mattoon (18%) and Lafayette Township (7%).
| Ashmore | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Ashmore
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ashmore has four seasons and pleasant summers
Ashmore has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Ashmore is
Ashmore beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of Ashmore adults binge drink.
| Ashmore | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ashmore | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Ashmore
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ashmore
About 6 of every 100 Ashmore residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Ashmore for work
Where Ashmore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ashmore
Village in Illinois, United States
Ashmore is a village in the Ashmore Township in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 637 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area. Ashmore, Illinois is the only incorporated community in the United States called "Ashmore."
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 697 ft
- ZIP code
- 61912
Questions about Ashmore
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ashmore, IL a good place to live?
Ashmore has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Ashmore, IL known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Bill Cox and Louis H. Galbreath.