Is Grandview a good place to live?
Grandview’s best subject grades are an A+ for walkability and an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for schools. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Grandview, against 8.4% in Illinois’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 56 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on health. Grandview's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns. Grandview has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Grandview stand out
Where Grandview beats most towns.
Typical home value
1,389 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Grandview grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Grandview is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Lincoln Tomb and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grandview. Close and well known come first.
Big draw2 mi LandmarkLincoln Tomb
2 mi National Historic SiteLincoln Home National Historic Site124K visitors a year2 mi National MonumentSpringfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
2 mi MuseumOld State Capitol State Historic Site
16 mi MuseumLincoln's New Salem
3 mi MuseumIllinois State MuseumPhoto credits
Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0
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Moving to Grandview: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grandview, 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 Grandview.
A typical Grandview home is worth about $96K
The typical Grandview home is worth about $96,000, up 9.4% in a year, 68% below the Illinois typical home.
| Grandview | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,069 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Grandview stands out in Illinois and nationally: a larger share of its adults smoke cigarettes
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Grandview, where Illinois’ towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. 39% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Grandview. Grandview beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20.
| Grandview | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Grandview | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.9% | 10.3% |
| More smokers | 19.1% | 12.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More than half of Grandview’s working residents commute to Springfield
Most working residents leave Grandview for work: only 1% work in town. Grandview’s average trip to work is 17 minutes. The top destinations are Springfield (55%), Decatur (3%) and Chicago (2%).
| Grandview | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Grandview, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Grandview has four seasons and pleasant summers
Grandview has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 19° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Janice Bentley Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Grandview
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Grandview
About 4 of every 100 Grandview residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Grandview for work
Where Grandview’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grandview
Village in Illinois, United States
Grandview is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Grandview had a population of 1,405. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 597 ft
- Area code
- 217
Questions about Grandview
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grandview, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.