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Sublette’s story
Sublette in pictures
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SubletteIL
A town of 454.
Photo: Wayne Wilkinson · CC BY 2.0
Population
454
residents
Median home value
$138K
Census ACS
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
41.9
years
Jobs based here
80
A commuter town
Small town
454 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sublette. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Sublette
Most working residents leave Sublette for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Mendota (7%), Chicago (6%) and Aurora (5%). Half commute less than 44 miles.
2%work in town
Where working residents work
In Sublette2%
Mendota7%
Chicago6%
Aurora5%
DeKalb4%
44 mi
median commute distance
80
jobs based in Sublette
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Sublette has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
29″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter17–32°
Spring38–60°
Summer60–82°
Fall41–62°
Oct 12
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.
37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
1
paid flood claims since 1981
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Sublette is
Sublette beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better19 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Sublette | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.9% | 7.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.6% |
Osf Saint Paul Medical Center
10.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing
Homes in Sublette sell for about $164K
The median sale price was $164,000 in May 2026.
$164Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Sublette for work
Where Sublette’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
80jobs based in Sublette
2%of working residents work in town
44 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Sublette
Village in Illinois, United States
Sublette is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sublette had a population of 380.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 380
- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 919 ft
- ZIP code
- 61367
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