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BonfieldIL

A town of 473.

Population
473
residents
Typical home
$324K
+13.1% in a year
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
40.9
years
Jobs based here
20
A commuter town
Small town

473 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

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.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Bonfield0%
Kankakee10%
Chicago9%
Bourbonnais6%
Bradley3%
27 mi
median commute distance
20
jobs based in Bonfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

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.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°
Spring40–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.

61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
61High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Bonfield is

Bonfield beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Illinois
5 better23 too close to call4 worse
What stands outBonfieldIL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.7%13.2%
Fewer uninsured adults7.4%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer9.8%7.6%
Riverside Medical Center
9.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

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.

$324KZillow home value

Typical home value

Bonfield$324K
Illinois$298K
+13.1%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Bonfield for work

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

10% → Kankakee Kankakee 10% 9% → Chicago Chicago 9% 6% → Bourbonnais Bourbonnais 6% 3% → Bradley Bradley 3% 3% → Wilmington Wilmington 3% 3% → Bloomington Bloomington 3% Bonfield · 0% stay
20jobs based in Bonfield
0%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

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

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