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BuckinghamIL

A town of 308.

Population
308
residents
Typical home
$271K
+14.8% in a year
Household income
$86K
median
Median age
42.7
years
Jobs based here
4
A commuter town
Small town

308 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Buckingham

Most working residents leave Buckingham for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (8%), Bradley (7%) and Joliet (7%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Buckingham1%
Chicago8%
Bradley7%
Joliet7%
Kankakee6%
33 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Buckingham
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Buckingham has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–35°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.4°
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
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Buckingham is

Buckingham beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Illinois
2 better29 too close to call1 worse
What stands outBuckinghamIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.6%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.4%13.2%
More adults who have had cancer9%7.6%
Riverside Medical Center
16.1 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 Buckingham home is worth about $271K

The typical Buckingham home is worth about $271,000, up 14.8% in a year, 9% below the Illinois typical home.

$271KZillow home value

Typical home value

Buckingham$271K
Illinois$298K
+14.8%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Buckingham for work

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

8% → Chicago Chicago 8% 7% → Bradley Bradley 7% 7% → Joliet Joliet 7% 6% → Kankakee Kankakee 6% 3% → Herscher Herscher 3% 3% → Bourbonnais Bourbonnais 3% Buckingham · 1% stay
4jobs based in Buckingham
1%of working residents work in town
33 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Buckingham

Village in Illinois, United States

Buckingham is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 244 at the 2020 census. The village is about 63.7 miles south west of Chicago Illinois. It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Coal Branch line of the Kankakee and Southwestern Railroad branched off in Buckingham and ran to the now lost, nearby towns of Clarke City and Tracy.

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

Population
244
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
656 ft
ZIP code
60917

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