2008 · Downs Church · Wikimedia Commons
Downs’s story
156 years in pictures
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1870Downs is settled
- 2008Downs Church
- 2013Downs, Illinois
DownsIL
A town of 1,641, settled in 1870. Healthier than 93% of U.S. towns.
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,641
+19.5% since 2010
Median home value
$241K
Census ACS
Household income
$111K
median
Median age
33.4
years
Jobs based here
414
A commuter town
What makes Downs stand out
The thing Downs does most differently from other towns.
A growing town
Downs has grown 19.5% since 2010
1,005 people in 2010; 1,641 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
Downs’s report card
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Weather
Forecast →70°
Partly Cloudy
H 80° · L 55°
Local news
All →- Dee-Mack Junior High School vs. Tri-Valley High SchoolNFHS Network · Sep 29
- Tri-Valley vs LeRoy - Girls Freshman Volleyball 09/29/2026 | Watch Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 29
- Tri-Valley vs LeRoy - Girls Freshman Basketball 02/01/2027 | Watch Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 29
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Downs. Another town gets a different order.
Health
Healthier than 93% of U.S. towns
Downs beats the Illinois average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
AHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
16 better15 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Downs | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.3% | 10.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 71.6% | 75.7% |
St. Joseph Medical Center
6.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
94th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Downs
Most working residents leave Downs for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Bloomington (50%), Normal (13%) and Peoria (4%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
3%work in town
Where working residents work
In Downs3%
Bloomington50%
Normal13%
Peoria4%
Heyworth2%
8 mi
median commute distance
414
jobs based in Downs
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Downs has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
7″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–36°
Spring40–62°
Summer62–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
57risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
0.2% of Downs is conserved land
0.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.2%conserved
0.2%
conserved · 4 of 1,909 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dooley Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Housing
Homes in Downs sell for about $443K
The median sale price was $443,000 in April 2026.
$443Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Downs for work
Where Downs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
414jobs based in Downs
3%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Downs
Village in Illinois, United States
Downs is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,201 at the 2020 census, up from 1,005 in 2010. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1870
- Population
- 1,201
- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 807 ft
- ZIP code
- 61736
Downs’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Downs.
DownsOld TownDowns
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