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A township of 1,846 people in McLean County, Illinois
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Conserved land0.1%19 of 28,734 acres
Trails1.4 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves010 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Danvers

Village in Illinois, United States
1836Established
1,089Population
0.9 sq miArea
809 ftElevation

Danvers is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,089 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Town numbers

ZIP code61732
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Housing in Danvers

$246K▲ 3.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Danvers home is worth about $246,000, up 3.5% in a year, 17% below the Illinois typical home.

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Work & commute in Danvers

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Most working residents leave Danvers for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Bloomington (28%), Normal (22%) and Allin (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Bloomington
28%
Normal
22%
Allin
3%
Chicago
3%
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Health in Danvers

A−

Health Grade A−

Healthier than 76% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Illinois

9better than IL·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Carle Bromenn Medical CenterNormal · 12 mi · ER
Chestnut Family Health CenterBloomington · 10.6 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 61732, 61729, 61725 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Danvers →

Natural hazards in Danvers

56
Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌵 Drought
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Climate in Danvers

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Danvers has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

36° / 20°Winter
62° / 40°Spring
84° / 62°Summer
65° / 43°Fall
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School Grade B+

The public schools Danvers’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictOlympia CUSD 16Schools1

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

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