BethanyIL
A town of 1,200, settled in 1875. 27% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Trash & recyclingIs Bethany a good place to live?
The best of Bethany’s subject grades are a B+ for civic life and health; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Bethany's public schools trail 76% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. Bethany has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bethany stand out
Where Bethany beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| Widest gap | Bethany | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 10.3% |
1,200 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Bethany grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Bethany is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Bethany: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bethany, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bethany.
Bethany’s typical home value is about $162K
The typical Bethany home is worth about $162,000, up 8.2% in a year, 45% below the Illinois typical home. 67% of Bethany households own their home, against 75% in Illinois’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Bethany’s median rent is $1,002 a month.
| Bethany | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 67% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,002 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Bethany’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Bethany for work: only 5% work in town. Bethany’s median household income is $45,000, where Illinois’ towns sit at $83,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Jobs based in Bethany grew to 226 in 2023, 50 more than in 2013.
| Bethany | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $45,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bethany is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns
Bethany beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 33% of Bethany adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Bethany | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Bethany | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 10.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Bethany
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Bethany
Bethany has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 19° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Bethany
Bethany's reported crime rate is well below Illinois's. The property crime rate in Bethany is 1.7 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Bethany | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Bethany has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crowder Park | — | 19 |
| 2. Harlin Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Bethany
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bethany; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Bethany residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
95% of working residents leave Bethany for work
Where Bethany’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bethany
Village in Illinois, United States
Bethany is a village in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,255 at the 2020 census, down from 1,352 in 2010.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 652 ft
- ZIP code
- 61914
Questions about Bethany
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bethany, IL a good place to live?
27% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Bethany, IL expensive?
Not for the area. That is 2.3 years of the area's median household income ($71,784 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.