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CedarvilleIL

A town of 690.

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Population
690
−10.5% since 2010
Median home value
$126K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
49.5
years
Jobs based here
72
A commuter town
Small town

690 people, and everyone knows the way

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Showers And Thunderstorms
H 70° · L 49°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Cedarville

Most working residents leave Cedarville for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Freeport (25%), Monroe (10%) and Rockford (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cedarville1%
Freeport25%
Monroe10%
Rockford7%
Chicago3%
16 mi
median commute distance
72
jobs based in Cedarville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 32% of U.S. communities.

32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
32Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Cedarville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

35″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter15–32°
Spring37–59°
Summer60–81°
Fall40–61°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Cedarville is

Cedarville beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Illinois
8 better17 too close to call7 worse
What stands outCedarvilleIL
Fewer uninsured adults6.7%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.1%13.2%
More adults who have had cancer11%7.6%
Fhn Memorial Hospital
5.5 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 →
Outdoors

1.9% of Cedarville is conserved land

0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.9%conserved
1.9%
conserved · 6 of 294 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lions Park0.3 mi5
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Housing

Homes in Cedarville sell for about $210K

The median sale price was $210,000 in May 2026.

$210Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Cedarville for work

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

25% → Freeport Freeport 25% 10% → Monroe Monroe 10% 7% → Rockford Rockford 7% 3% → Chicago Chicago 3% 3% → Orangeville Orangeville 3% 3% → Waddams Waddams 3% Cedarville · 1% stay
72jobs based in Cedarville
1%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Cedarville Il Historical Museum1
2007 · Cedarville Il Historical Museum1 · Wikimedia Commons
Cedarville’s story

Cedarville in pictures

2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Cedarville

Village in Illinois, United States

Cedarville is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cedarville had a population of 663. It is the birthplace of social activist Jane Addams, the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

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

Population
663
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
866 ft
ZIP code
61013

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