For households in Greenview, the share who are owner-occupiers is 83%. Its midpoint rent stands at $717 a month, below both the Illinois town median ($1,129 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Home values are up 3.3% over the year to September 2026.

$149KZillow home value

	Greenview	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$717 a month	$1,129 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	83%	75%	73%

Typical home value

Greenview$149K

Illinois$296K

+3.3%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsUp 3.3% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 2.3 years of income Rents$717 a month · Median rent

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

Schools

The schools Greenview’s kids attend

Its two schools are below. Greenview CUSD 200 runs its public schools. 2 public schools serve Greenview, with 224 students in all.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Greenview Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	117	B⁺
Greenview Jr/Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12	Grades 6–12	107	D

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The districtsGreenview CUSD 200 Every school2 schools · Greenview Elementary School Questions“Are Greenview’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

Greenview has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

The top destinations are Springfield (39%), Athens (4%) and Petersburg (3%). For most workers, Greenview is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. The town’s median household income stands at $64,000, against $83,000 in Illinois’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Half the trips to work are shorter than 21 miles.

1%work in town

	Greenview	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	1.4%	8.3%	8%
Median household income	$64,000	$83,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	27 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Greenview1%

Springfield39%

Athens4%

Petersburg3%

Springfield Township2%

21 mi

median commute distance

111

jobs based in Greenview

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here111 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Greenview Commute times27 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 21 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Greenview brings four seasons and pleasant summers

Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 15 inches a winter. Greenview brings chilly winters and warm summers.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–38°

Spring42–64°

Summer63–85°

Fall44–66°

Oct 21

typical first frost

Apr 13

typical last frost

+0.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 18°Rain & snow15″ of snow a winter · 38 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Greenview has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 67% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 34% of Greenview’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Greenview once, in 2006.

33risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Greenview Get ready0.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

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

Health

How healthy Greenview is

19% of adults binge drink in Greenview. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Greenview is ahead of Illinois on 5 and behind on 2. Two figures for adults locally: 38% have obesity, 22% get no exercise outside work.

	Greenview	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	19%	18%	16%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	38%	37%	35%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	6.4%	7.9%	8.1%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	22%	23%	25%

32 measures vs. Illinois

5 better25 too close to call2 worse

What stands out	Greenview	IL
Fewer uninsured adults	6.4%	9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	11.6%	15.9%
More adults who have had cancer	9.4%	7.6%

Memorial Medical Center

18.8 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby18.8 miles to an ER · Memorial Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IL on 5 of 32

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

Nearby attractions

Lincoln Tomb and 12 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenview. Close and well known come first.

All 23 attractions →

Big draw19 mi LandmarkLincoln Tomb

20 mi National Historic SiteLincoln Home National Historic Site124K visitors a year

9 mi MuseumLincoln's New Salem 20 mi National MonumentSpringfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument

20 mi MuseumOld State Capitol State Historic Site

27 mi MuseumDickson Mounds

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Everything we know about Greenview

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The big questions

Schools2 schools HealthBetter than IL on 5 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$149K typical home · up 3.3% in a year Work & commute$64K median household income · 111 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 33% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions23 nearby · Lincoln's New Salem 9 mi LibraryPetersburg Public Library Colleges

The story

HistoryLaid out 1857 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 718 residents Climate86° summer highs · 15″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 62642 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Greenview; the nearest are

St. John's College-Department of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Springfield19.8 mi University of Illinois SpringfieldUniversity or college · Public · Springfield25.4 mi$12,252 in-state tuition Lincoln Land Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Springfield26 mi$3,744 in-state tuition

About 6 of every 100 Greenview residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Greenview for work

Where Greenview’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

111jobs based in Greenview

1%of working residents work in town

21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Greenview

Village in Illinois, United States

Greenview is a village in Menard County, Illinois, United States. The population was 745 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Area: 0.9 sq mi
Elevation: 542 ft
ZIP code: 62642

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A home in Greenview is worth about $149K, on Zillow’s estimate