A town of 5,476, settled in 1884. A typical home worth about $153K.
The 3 things Spring Valley does most differently from other towns.
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Most working residents leave Spring Valley for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Peru (17%), LaSalle (6%) and Ottawa (4%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
The typical Spring Valley home is worth about $153,000, up 5.2% in a year, 48% below the Illinois typical home.
0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kirby Park | — | 7 |
Spring Valley reports less crime per resident than 72% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Spring Valley has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Spring Valley beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Spring Valley | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 15.6% | 12.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.4% | 5.9% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
9 notable people were born in Spring Valley.
City in Illinois, United States
Spring Valley is a city situated on the Illinois River in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,582 at the 2020 census, up from 5,558 in 2010. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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2 towns share a border with Spring Valley.