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Palestine

A village of 1,430 people in Illinois
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About Palestine

Village in Illinois, United States
1811Established
1,233Population
0.8 sq miArea

Palestine is a village in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2020 Census. Palestine has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km2), all land.

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

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ZIP code62451
Living in Palestine

Housing in Palestine

$93K▼ 4.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Palestine home is worth about $93,000, down 4.9% in a year, 69% below the Illinois typical home.

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Safety in Palestine

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Palestine's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Palestine 0
Illinois 2.9
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Palestine 0
Illinois 17.7
U.S. 17.7
Natural hazards: ModerateMostly inland flooding · higher than 56% of U.S. communitiesDetails →
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Palestine

C−

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 24% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Illinois

12worse than IL

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Crawford Memorial HospitalRobinson · 7.4 mi · ER · rural critical access
Green Door CenterVincennes · 22.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Palestine · CMS · HRSAHealth in Palestine →
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Wikimedia Commons · Map: DemocraticLuntz · DemocraticLuntz at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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