Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Farmington’s subject grades are an A− for safety and walkability and an A for civic life; the weakest is a C− for schools. 31% of residents are under 18 in Farmington, where Illinois’ towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 64 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score higher on civic life. Farmington has 1 place on the National Register. Farmington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Farmington beats most towns.
Hiram Palmer HouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Farmington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,111 in 1880, 2,389 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1973.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Farmington, 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 Farmington.
The typical Farmington home is worth about $153,000, up 8.5% in a year, 48% below the Illinois typical home. At $918 a month, Farmington’s median rent is below both Illinois’ towns ($1,129 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Farmington | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $918 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Farmington’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| Farmington | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.1 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Farmington has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 16° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Farmington for work: only 15% work in town. Jobs based in Farmington grew to 709 in 2023, 247 more than in 2013. The median household income in Farmington is $65,000.
| Farmington | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Farmington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Farmington beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 19% of Farmington adults binge drink.
| Farmington | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Farmington | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.9% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Farmington | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jacobs Park | — | 14 |
| 2. Reed Park | 0.2 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Farmington
About 5 of every 100 Farmington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
4 notable people were born in Farmington.
City in Illinois, United States
Farmington is a city in Fulton County and Peoria County, Illinois, United States. It is north of Canton, west of Peoria, southeast of Galesburg, and northeast of Macomb. The population was 2,389 at the 2020 census. The public school system is Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265, which includes Farmington Central High School. Because it is in Fulton County & Peoria County, it is a part of the Canton Micropolitan Area and the wider Peoria Consolidated Statistical Area.
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2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
That is 2.5 years of the area's median household income ($60,599 across the Canton, IL area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
4 notable people were born here, including Lewis Lord Russell and Cornelius Lyman.
