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Serena

A township of 1,120 people in LaSalle County, Illinois
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Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
129Population
633 ftElevation

Serena is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Serena had a population of 129. Serena has a post office with ZIP code 60549. Serena was the residence of Peg McDonnell Breslin, the first woman elected to the Illinois Appellate Court outside Cook County.

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ZIP code60549
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Housing in Serena

$340K▲ 7.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Serena home is worth about $340,000, up 7.1% in a year, 14% above the Illinois typical home.

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B

Health Grade B

Healthier than 61% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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Valley West Community HospitalSandwich · 11.7 mi · ER · rural critical access
Community Health Partnership of IllinoisMendota · 18.9 mi · sliding-scale fees
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CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 60549, 60551, 61350 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Serena →

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School Grade B-

The public schools Serena’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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