GorevilleIL
A town of 1,055, settled in 1866.
Is Goreville a good place to live?
Goreville’s best subject grade is an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 28 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. 100% of the land in Goreville is conserved, above both Illinois’ towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On the outdoors, just 1 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Ferne Clyffe State Park, 79 acres with 1.6 miles of trail. Goreville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Goreville stand out
Where Goreville beats most towns.
1,055 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Goreville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Goreville is from typical.
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Moving to Goreville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Goreville, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Goreville.
Goreville has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
1.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. At 0.7 miles per square mile, Goreville’s trail density is above both the Illinois town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ferne Clyffe State Park | 1.6 mi | 79 |
| 2. Goreville City Park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Goreville’s schools rank behind 54% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by the Goreville CUD 1 school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goreville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 464 | B− |
| Goreville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 166 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most of Goreville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Goreville for work: only 4% work in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Goreville. Jobs based in Goreville grew to 178 in 2023, 48 more than in 2013.
| Goreville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical home in Goreville is valued at about $200K
The typical Goreville home is worth about $200,000, down 4.2% in a year, 33% below the Illinois typical home. Goreville’s median rent is $968 a month.
| Goreville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $968 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Goreville faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Goreville has four seasons and pleasant summers
Goreville has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Goreville is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Goreville’s adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
24% of Goreville adults have been diagnosed with depression. Goreville beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 39% of Goreville adults have obesity.
| Goreville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Goreville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.6% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Crime reported in Goreville
Goreville's reported crime rate is well below Illinois's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Goreville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Everything we know about Goreville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Goreville
About 10 of every 100 Goreville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
96% of working residents leave Goreville for work
Where Goreville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Goreville
Village in Illinois, United States
Goreville is a village in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,068 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,049 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 735 ft
- ZIP code
- 62939
Questions about Goreville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Goreville, IL expensive?
Not for the area. That is 3.2 years of the area's median household income ($62,528 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.