BonfieldIL
A town of 473.
473 people, and everyone knows the way
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Ordered by what stands out in Bonfield. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents commute out of Bonfield
Most working residents leave Bonfield for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Kankakee (10%), Chicago (9%) and Bourbonnais (6%). Half commute less than 27 miles.
Where working residents work
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Bonfield has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
How healthy Bonfield is
Bonfield beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Bonfield | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 13.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.6% |
A typical Bonfield home is worth about $324K
The typical Bonfield home is worth about $324,000, up 13.1% in a year, 9% above the Illinois typical home.
Typical home value
100% of working residents leave Bonfield for work
Where Bonfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bonfield
Village in Illinois, United States
Bonfield is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Bonfield's population was 351 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Although founded by a quarryman, Thomas Verkler, the village was named after Thomas Bonfield, an attorney for the Kankakee & Seneca Railroad Company, which established a depot in the village. The railroad has long since disappeared into history but it had been on Johnson Street. Old railroad spikes and ties might still be found around the limestone quarry. The depot was moved about a mile and a half south of the village and converted to a barn, which remained in December 2007. The town had a high …
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- Population
- 351
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 630 ft
- ZIP code
- 60913