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BellflowerIL

A town of 328, settled in 1871.

Population
328
residents
Median home value
$122K
Census ACS
Household income
$83K
median
Median age
40.4
years
Jobs based here
16
A commuter town
Small town

328 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 68° · L 45°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Bellflower

Most working residents leave Bellflower for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Bloomington (29%), Le Roy (11%) and Normal (11%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Bellflower0%
Bloomington29%
Le Roy11%
Normal11%
Peoria5%
25 mi
median commute distance
16
jobs based in Bellflower
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Bellflower has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring40–62°
Summer62–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Bellflower is

Bellflower beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better25 too close to call1 worse
What stands outBellflowerIL
Fewer uninsured adults5.6%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.2%15.9%
More adults who have had cancer9.6%7.6%
Gibson Community Hospital
12.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

Homes in Bellflower sell for about $70K

The median sale price was $70,000 in April 2026.

$70Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Bellflower for work

Where Bellflower’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

29% → Bloomington Bloomington 29% 11% → Le Roy Le Roy 11% 11% → Normal Normal 11% 5% → Peoria Peoria 5% 4% → Urbana Urbana 4% 3% → Chicago Chicago 3% Bellflower · 0% stay
16jobs based in Bellflower
0%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Standard atlas of McLean County, Illinois, including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county
1914 · Standard atlas of McLean County, Illinois, including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county · Wikimedia Commons
Bellflower’s story

155 years in pictures

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About Bellflower

Village in Illinois, United States

Bellflower is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 346 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Established
1871
Population
346
Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
784 ft
ZIP code
61724

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