A town of 2,761, settled in 1834. A typical home worth about $213K.
The 3 things Lena does most differently from other towns.
Where Lena’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Lena. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Lena home is worth about $213,000, up 10.1% in a year, 28% below the Illinois typical home.
0.1 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lions Park | — | 13 |
| 2. Dodds Park | — | 8 |
| 3. Polhill Park | — | 1 |
Most working residents leave Lena for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Freeport (15%), Monroe (10%) and Rockford (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Lena beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Lena | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.5% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.6% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 26% of U.S. communities.
Lena has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
Village in Illinois, United States
Lena is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois. The population was 2,772 at the 2020 census. Lena was platted in 1853 and named after a place mentioned in a poem by Ossian.
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2 towns share a border with Lena.