62% of households live in a home they own in Brookport. In Brookport, the going rate for rent is $843 a month, where Illinois’ towns sit at $1,129 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Values fell 4.1% in the year to September 2026.

$101KZillow home value

	Brookport	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	62%	75%	73%
Median rent	$843 a month	$1,129 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Brookport$101K

Illinois$296K

−4.1%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsDown 4.1% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 2.7 years of income Rents$843 a month · Median rent

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

Schools

The schools Brookport’s kids attend

Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Massac UD 1 school district. Brookport’s only public school teaches 151 students.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Brookport Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6	Grades PK–6	151	B⁻

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The districtsMassac UD 1 Every school1 school · Brookport Elementary School Questions“Are Brookport’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

A larger share of residents live below the poverty line in Brookport than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country

Half of commuters travel less than 7 miles. Brookport’s median household income comes in at $38,000. In Brookport, the average trip to work is 23 minutes, below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Commuting out is the norm here: 2% of working residents work locally.

2%work in town

	Brookport	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	28%	8.4%	9.6%
Median household income	$38,000	$83,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	1.6%	8.3%	8%
Average trip to work	23 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Brookport2%

Paducah25%

Metropolis17%

Kevil2%

Chicago2%

7 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Brookport

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here53 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Brookport Commute times23 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 7 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

High risk in Brookport, with earthquakes at the top

Households in Brookport have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2013. On expected storm and flood damage, Brookport sits above 78% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 43% come from earthquakes and 18% from inland flooding. Flood insurance has paid out on 2 claims here since 2011.

78risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes

paid flood claims since 2011

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claimsSince 2011 Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Brookport Get readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Brookport, a typical July afternoon runs hotter than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town

Brookport has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 27° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter29–47°

Spring47–69°

Summer67–88°

Fall48–70°

Oct 27

typical first frost

Apr 6

typical last frost

+1.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 89°, January lows 27°Rain & snow3″ of snow a winter · 50 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Brookport is

21% of Brookport adults say their health is fair or poor. In Brookport, 38% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 16% smoke cigarettes.

	Brookport	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	40%	37%	35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	38%	35%	36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	16%	13%	14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	13%	14%

32 measures vs. Illinois

0 better23 too close to call9 worse

What stands out	Brookport	IL
More adults with COPD	8.7%	6.3%
More smokers	15.8%	12.1%
More adults with arthritis	29.6%	24.2%

Baptist Health Paducah

3.5 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby3.5 miles to an ER · Baptist Health Paducah How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IL on 0 of 32

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

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Everything we know about Brookport

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The big questions

Schools1 school HealthBetter than IL on 0 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$101K typical home · down 4.1% in a year Work & commute$38K median household income · 53 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 78% of U.S. communities · earthquakes

Out and about

PlacesAttractions11 nearby · Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site 8 mi LibraryMccracken County Public Library CollegesWest Kentucky Community and Technical College is 5.3 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1901 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 691 residents Climate89° summer highs · 3″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 62910 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Brookport

West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Paducah, KY5.3 mi$4,728 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Brookport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Brookport for work

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

53jobs based in Brookport

2%of working residents work in town

7 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Brookport

City in Illinois, United States

Brookport is a city in Massac County, Illinois, United States. The population was 725 at the 2020 census, down from 984 in 2010. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Area: 0.7 sq mi
Elevation: 341 ft
ZIP code: 62910
Area code: 618

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The typical home in Brookport: about $101K