Home values are down 1.2% over the year to September 2026. In Danforth, 79% of households live in a home they own, against 75% in Illinois’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns.

$180KZillow home value

Typical home value

Danforth$180K

Illinois$296K

−1.2%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsDown 1.2% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.3 years of income Rents$1,523 a month · Median rent

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

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Danforth: inland flooding

FEMA puts 56% of Danforth’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 31% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Danforth households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2000.

79risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold waves

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 disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Danforth Get ready1.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Danforth’s year

The range runs from 17° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 17 inches of snow a winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°

Spring40–62°

Summer61–83°

Fall43–65°

Oct 16

typical first frost

Apr 24

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 17°Rain & snow17″ 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

Work & commute

A larger share of residents in Danforth live below the poverty line than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town

Danforth’s median household income is $55,000, where Illinois’ towns sit at $83,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Danforth dropped by 56, to 181. The average commute for Danforth comes to 33 minutes. Only 4% of working residents stay in Danforth for work; the rest commute out.

4%work in town

	Danforth	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	27%	8.4%	9.6%
Average trip to work	33 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$55,000	$83,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	3.8%	8.3%	8%

Where working residents work

In Danforth4%

Kankakee10%

Watseka8%

Bradley6%

Gilman6%

22 mi

median commute distance

181

jobs based in Danforth

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here181 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work4% work in Danforth Commute times33 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 22 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Danforth is

13% of adults have diabetes in Danforth. CDC measures, 32 in all: Danforth beats Illinois on 1 and trails on 9. Two figures for adults locally: 16% report frequent physical distress, 22% say their health is fair or poor.

	Danforth	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	40%	35%	35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	13%	14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	22%	18%	19%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	28%	23%	25%

32 measures vs. Illinois

1 better22 too close to call9 worse

What stands out	Danforth	IL
More adults treating high blood pressure	80%	75.7%
More adults with COPD	10%	6.3%

Iroquois Memorial Hospital

13.4 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby13.4 miles to an ER · Iroquois Memorial Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IL on 1 of 32

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

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HealthBetter than IL on 1 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$180K typical home · down 1.2% in a year Work & commute$55K median household income · 181 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 79% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions18 nearby · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum 38 mi LibraryGilman-Danforth District Library Colleges

The story

HistoryLaid out 1872 Town Hall & politicsClimate85° summer highs · 17″ of snow

Day to day

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Danforth; the nearest are

Kankakee Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Kankakee20.2 mi$5,220 in-state tuition Governors State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · University Park45.4 mi$12,004 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Danforth residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.

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About Danforth

Village in Illinois, United States

Danforth is a village in Danforth Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 594 at the 2020 census.

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

Area: 0.5 sq mi
Elevation: 653 ft
ZIP code: 60930

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A home in Danforth is worth about $180K, on Zillow’s estimate