Randolph County Ranking

Third in top ten best places to live in Rural America. 

An article in the January 2007 Progressive Farmer Magazine rated Randolph County third in the top ten best places to live in rural America.  It was rated number on in the Midwest.  The ranking is based on such criteria as household income, household spending, home and land prices, crime rates, air quality, education and access to health care. 

The researchers found the average home price was $79, 838.  The county sales tax was only slightly higher than top 300average at 6.25%.  The crime rate was based on the national average of 100.  The county rated 19% for total crime compared to 47% for the top 300 average.  College bound students for the top 300 average was at 61.03% compared to an impressive 91.1% for the county.  The population is listed as 33,022 with a population density of 55.33 per square mile.