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Valier’s story
Valier in pictures
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
ValierIL
A town of 523.
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Population
523
−17.2% since 2010
Median home value
$80K
Census ACS
Household income
$27K
median
Median age
41.2
years
Jobs based here
16
A commuter town
Small town
523 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Valier. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Valier
Most working residents leave Valier for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Vernon (9%), Marion (6%) and Carbondale (5%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Valier1%
Mount Vernon9%
Marion6%
Carbondale5%
Benton5%
21 mi
median commute distance
16
jobs based in Valier
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Valier has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
10″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–44°
Spring45–66°
Summer65–86°
Fall46–68°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Valier is
Valier beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better18 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Valier | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 13.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 5.9% |
Franklin Hospital
6.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0.1% of Valier is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 1 of 722 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Totland Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Valier for work
Where Valier’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
16jobs based in Valier
1%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Valier
Village in Illinois, United States
Valier is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 554 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 554
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 460 ft
- ZIP code
- 62891
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