A town of 2,322. A typical home worth about $143K.
The 2 things Lacon does most differently from other towns.
Where Lacon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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The typical Lacon home is worth about $143,000, up 9.4% in a year, 52% below the Illinois typical home.
Most working residents leave Lacon for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Peoria (16%), Lacon (12%) and Toluca (3%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
3.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 2,601 |
| 2. Johnson's Grove Park | — | 19 |
| 3. Lacon Park | — | 2 |
Lacon has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The public schools Lacon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Elementary School | PK–4 | 249 | B− |
Lacon beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Lacon | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6.3% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
4 notable people were born in Lacon.
City in Illinois, United States
Lacon is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Peoria metropolitan area. The population was 1,878 at the 2020 census, down from 1,937 in 2010.
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6 towns share a border with Lacon.
