Bonnie BraeIL
A town of 846.
Is Bonnie Brae a good place to live?
Bonnie Brae’s median rent is $1,835 a month, where Illinois’ towns sit at $1,129 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Among 769 Illinois towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bonnie Brae. Bonnie Brae has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
846 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Soldier Field and 151 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bonnie Brae. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw27 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw29 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Bonnie Brae: who provides what
Bonnie Brae is unincorporated, so Will County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Bonnie Brae.
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Bonnie Brae work out of town
For Bonnie Brae, the average commute is 29 minutes. The typical household income for Bonnie Brae comes to $61,000, below both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Chicago (17%), Lockport (8%) and Joliet (5%). Bonnie Brae: 6.7% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Bonnie Brae | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Bonnie Brae
The range runs from 16° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 33 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bonnie Brae has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 62% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Bonnie Brae is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 53% come from inland flooding and 23% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Bonnie Brae binge drink than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
For adults in Bonnie Brae, the share who feel lonely is 34%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Bonnie Brae beats Illinois on 11 and trails on 2. Two figures for adults locally: 27% have high blood pressure, 8.2% have diabetes.
| Bonnie Brae | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Bonnie Brae | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.2% | 17.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bonnie Brae
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Bonnie Brae
About 5 of every 100 Bonnie Brae residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Bonnie Brae for work
Where Bonnie Brae’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bonnie Brae
Place in Illinois, United States
Bonnie Brae is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is in the northern part of the county and is bordered to the north, east, and south by the city of Lockport. It is 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the center of Lockport and 7 miles (11 km) north-northeast of Joliet. As of the 2020 census, Bonnie Brae had a population of 1,287. Bonnie Brae was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Pace provides bus service on Route 832 connecting Bonnie Brae to downtown Lockport and other destinations.
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- Elevation
- 653 ft
Questions about Bonnie Brae
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bonnie Brae, IL a good place to live?
Bonnie Brae has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.