Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,566, settled in 1875.
Davis Junction gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $290K, 3.5 years of the Rochelle area’s $82K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 345th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. 33% of residents are under 18 in Davis Junction, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 101 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. Village of Davis Junction Town Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Davis Junction beats most towns.
Where Davis Junction’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Davis Junction is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 289 in 1980, 2,512 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 3 maps from 1917 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Davis Junction, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Davis Junction.
Davis Junction sends most of its workers to Rockford and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
3.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Davis Junction’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Davis Junction | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Davis Junction has 224 jobs for its 1,100 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
0.6% of working residents work locally in Davis Junction. The top destinations are Rockford (30%), Rochelle (6%) and Chicago (5%). The average trip to work in Davis Junction is 35 minutes.
| Davis Junction | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 7,487 U.S. towns with household incomes like Davis Junction’s, it is healthier than 51%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
8.4% of Davis Junction adults have diabetes. Davis Junction beats the Illinois average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 28% of Davis Junction adults have high blood pressure.
| Davis Junction | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Davis Junction | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.1% | 5.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.5% | 17.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among 768 Illinois towns, just 4 have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Davis Junction. Davis Junction has grown 2.3% since 2020, to 2,566 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Davis Junction | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 6% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 31.7 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
43% women, 57% men
About 133 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.3 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Davis Junction | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.8% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.2% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.5% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.1% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Davis Junction has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 13° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Typical home values rose 9.5% in the year to September 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Davis Junction. Close and well known come first.
30 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
11 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
12 mi GardenAnderson Japanese Gardens
28 mi National Historic SiteRonald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
22 mi TheatreEgyptian Theatre, DeKalb
22 mi MuseumEllwood HouseIllinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Davis Junction
About 5 of every 100 Davis Junction residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Davis Junction is a village in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,512 at the 2020 census. Named for Jeremiah Davis, it is located where the Illinois Railway Rockford Line and the Canadian Pacific Railway (ex-Milwaukee Road/Soo Line Railroad) Chicago Subdivision intersect along Illinois Route 72.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Davis Junction grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #345 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
.jpg){kind=link}
