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BuckleyIL
A town of 422. A typical home worth about $148K.
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Population
422
−17.5% since 2010
Typical home
$148K
−3% in a year
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
54.7
years
Jobs based here
26
A commuter town
What makes Buckley stand out
The thing Buckley does most differently from other towns.
Small town
422 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Housing
A typical Buckley home is worth about $148K
The typical Buckley home is worth about $148,000, down 3% in a year, 50% below the Illinois typical home.
$148KZillow home value
Typical home value
Buckley$148K
Illinois$298K
−3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Buckley
Most working residents leave Buckley for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Paxton (11%), Champaign (11%) and Urbana (7%). Half commute less than 34 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Buckley0%
Paxton11%
Champaign11%
Urbana7%
Gibson City3%
34 mi
median commute distance
26
jobs based in Buckley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Buckley has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
18″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–37°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–84°
Fall42–65°
Oct 12
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Buckley is
Buckley beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
32 measures vs. Illinois
4 better19 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Buckley | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.6% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.5% | 10.3% |
Gibson Community Hospital
19.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, 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 58% of U.S. communities.
58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Buckley for work
Where Buckley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
26jobs based in Buckley
0%of working residents work in town
34 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Buckley
Village in Illinois, United States
Buckley is a village in Artesia Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 495 at the 2020 census. Buckley celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2006.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 495
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 702 ft
- ZIP code
- 60918
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