DundasIL
Today 272 people live in this town, first settled in 1858.
Is Dundas a good place to live?
Dundas’ average commute is 41 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Dundas. Dundas has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dundas.
A home in Dundas is worth about $166K, on Zillow’s estimate
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 18%.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dundas has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 22° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Dundas’ workers commute out
The top destinations are Olney (26%), Robinson (8%) and Flora (7%). Since 2013, Dundas has added 45 jobs, to 46 in 2023. Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Dundas, mostly inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Dundas sits above 62% of U.S. communities. 44% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 24%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Dundas is
In Dundas, 15% of adults report frequent physical distress. The town beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Dundas | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Dundas | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 7.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Dundas
Moving to Dundas: who provides what
Dundas is unincorporated, so Richland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dundas
About 0 of every 100 Dundas residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
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Is Dundas, IL a good place to live?
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