Bonfield’s typical household income stands at $91,000, above both Illinois’ towns ($83,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000), while for residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 2.8%. The top destinations are Kankakee (10%), Chicago (9%) and Bourbonnais (6%). Half of commuters travel less than 27 miles.

0%work in town

	Bonfield	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	2.8%	8.4%	9.6%
Median household income	$91,000	$83,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	24 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Bonfield0%

Kankakee10%

Chicago9%

Bourbonnais6%

Bradley3%

27 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Bonfield

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here20 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Bonfield Commute times24 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 27 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Bonfield: four seasons and pleasant summers

In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°

Spring40–61°

Summer62–83°

Fall43–64°

Oct 24

typical first frost

Apr 19

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 17°Rain & snow27″ of snow a winter · 39 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Bonfield is inland flooding, at a high overall level

On expected storm and flood damage, Bonfield sits above 61% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 70% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to cold waves. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 1999.

61risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Bonfield Get ready1.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Bonfield is

The share of adults in Bonfield who feel lonely is 34%, against 33% in Illinois’ towns and 33% across U.S. towns. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Bonfield is ahead of Illinois on 5 and behind on 4. Among adults locally, 18% binge drink.

	Bonfield	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	18%	18%	16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	37%	35%	35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	34%	33%	33%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	22%	23%	25%

32 measures vs. Illinois

5 better23 too close to call4 worse

What stands out	Bonfield	IL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	9.7%	13.2%
Fewer uninsured adults	7.4%	9.9%
More adults who have had cancer	9.8%	7.6%

Riverside Medical Center

9.1 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby9.1 miles to an ER · Riverside Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IL on 5 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Bonfield’s typical home value is about $316K

In Bonfield, 81% of households own their home. Values rose 13% in the 12 months to September 2026.

$316KZillow home value

Typical home value

Bonfield$316K

Illinois$296K

+12.6%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 12.6% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.5 years of income RentsRents

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bonfield

17pages on Bonfield

The big questions

HealthBetter than IL on 5 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$316K typical home · up 12.6% in a year Work & commute$91K median household income · 20 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 61% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions144 nearby · Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 16 mi LibraryLimestone Township Library CollegesOlivet Nazarene University is 9.3 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1882 Famous people1 born in Bonfield Town Hall & politicsClimate85° summer highs · 27″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 60913 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Bonfield

Olivet Nazarene UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bourbonnais9.3 mi$38,900 tuition Kankakee Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Kankakee11.1 mi$5,220 in-state tuition

About 5 of every 100 Bonfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.

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A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Bonfield for work

Where Bonfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20jobs based in Bonfield

0%of working residents work in town

27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Bonfield

Village in Illinois, United States

Bonfield is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Bonfield's population was 351 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Although founded by a quarryman, Thomas Verkler, the village was named after Thomas Bonfield, an attorney for the Kankakee & Seneca Railroad Company, which established a depot in the village. The railroad has long since disappeared into history but it had been on Johnson Street. Old railroad spikes and ties might still be found around the limestone quarry. The depot was moved about a mile and a half south of the village and converted to a barn, which remained in December 2007. The town had a high …

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Area: 0.5 sq mi
Elevation: 630 ft
ZIP code: 60913

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