The Jacksonville Downtown Historic District is a national historic district in downtown Jacksonville, Illinois. The district encompasses a commercial area surrounding Central Park, the city's public square.

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About Jacksonville

City in Illinois, United States

1825Established

17,616Population

10.7 sq miArea

610 ftElevation

Jacksonville is a city and the county seat of Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,616 at the 2020 census, down from 19,446 in 2010. It is home to Illinois College, Illinois School for the Deaf, and the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, and was formerly home to MacMurray College. Jacksonville is the principal city of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Morgan and Scott counties.

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How Jacksonville ranks

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#40Shortest commute in IL #14Rent easiest to afford in IL #45Cheapest rent in IL All IL rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code62650, 62651

Area code217

Living in Jacksonville

Housing in Jacksonville

$143K▲ 3.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Jacksonville home is worth about $143,000, up 3.8% in a year, 52% below the Illinois typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market31

Sale-to-list98.6%

Sold in May5

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Safety in Jacksonville

Safety Grade C

Jacksonville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 71% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Jacksonville 1.9

Illinois 2.6

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Jacksonville 17.6

Illinois 15.6

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Jacksonville

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41% of Jacksonville’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Springfield (14%), Beardstown (3%) and Mount Sterling (2%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Springfield

14%

Beardstown

Mount Sterling

Chicago

41%Work in townlive and work in Jacksonville 22 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 10,862Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Jacksonville

Health Grade C

Healthier than 33% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Illinois

14worse than IL

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.

Conditions 6▼ 6 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind 3▼ 2 close Everyday needs 2▼ 2 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

8.9%More adults with COPDIL 6.3% · worse 16.4%More smokersIL 12.1% · worse 13.9%More older adults who have lost all their teethIL 10.3% · worse

Care nearby

Jacksonville Memorial HospitalJacksonville · 1.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Siu Center for Family Medicine-JacksonvilleJacksonville · 0.5 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Jacksonville

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

🥶 Cold waves🌊 Inland flooding🌡️ Heat waves

33Does Jacksonville flood?paid flood claims since 1979 6Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Jacksonville

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Climate in Jacksonville

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Jacksonville has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39° / 22°Winter

64° / 42°Spring

85° / 63°Summer

66° / 44°Fall

How much snow does Jacksonville get?About 16 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 17, with the last in spring around Apr 19.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.9° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Jacksonville

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School Grade D

The public schools Jacksonville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictJacksonville SD 117Schools17

Eisenhower Elem School B+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 349 students Washington Elem School C+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 264 students Lincoln Elem School B-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 246 students Salem Lutheran SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 63 students Jacksonville Middle School C+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 680 students Jacksonville High School B-High · Grades 9–12 · 890 students

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.