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A town of 2,453. A typical home worth about $84K.

Population
2,453
−2.3% since 2010
Typical home
$84K
+10.9% in a year
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
48.3
years
Jobs based here
1,027
Balanced

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Housing

A typical Tilton home is worth about $84K

The typical Tilton home is worth about $84,000, up 10.9% in a year, 72% below the Illinois typical home.

$84KZillow home value

Typical home value

Tilton$84K
Illinois$298K
+10.9%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 9% of U.S. towns

Tilton beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
1 better14 too close to call17 worse
What stands outTiltonIL
More adults treating high blood pressure79.8%75.7%
More adults with COPD12%6.3%
Osf Sacred Heart Medical Center
2.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
2nd
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 14% of U.S. towns

Tilton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less.

DSafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Tilton2
Illinois2.6
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Tilton31.5
Illinois15.6
U.S.15.5
14th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
9th
percentile among IL towns
5
violent crimes reported in 2025
79
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Tilton has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–38°
Spring41–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall43–66°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Tilton

Most working residents leave Tilton for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Danville (36%), Danville (5%) and Champaign (5%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Tilton6%
Danville36%
Danville5%
Champaign5%
Chicago4%
8 mi
median commute distance
1,027
jobs based in Tilton
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.

40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
40Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

5.8% of Tilton is conserved land

0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

5.8%conserved
Map of Tilton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
5.8%
conserved · 143 of 2,443 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Herschel Lake Park—4
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Tilton

Village in Illinois, United States

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Tilton is a village in Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,976 at the 2000 census, down to 2,724 in 2010 and down to 2,660 in 2020. It is named after Lucian Tilton, a friend of Abraham Lincoln, who worked for the railroads. Lincoln reputedly had Thanksgiving dinner at Tilton's house in the village in the 1850s.

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

Population
2,660
Area
3.2 sq mi
Elevation
643 ft
ZIP code
61833

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