HinckleyIL
A town of 1,996, settled in 1872. 54% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Trash day: MondayIs Hinckley a good place to live?
The best of Hinckley’s subject grades are an A− for safety and an A+ for civic life; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. 28% of residents are under 18 in Hinckley, above both the Illinois town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Hinckley is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns. Only 48 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score higher on civic life. Hinckley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Hinckley stand out
Where Hinckley beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
94% of working residents leave Hinckley for work
Where Hinckley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Hinckley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Hinckley is from typical.
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Moving to Hinckley: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hinckley, 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 Hinckley.
Crime per resident in Hinckley is lower than in 79% of U.S. towns
Hinckley’s property crime rate is 4.1 per 1,000 residents, against 7.9 in Illinois’ towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. The violent crime rate in Hinckley is 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Hinckley | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.1 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 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
Most of Hinckley’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Hinckley for work: only 6% work in town. Hinckley’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Aurora (8%), DeKalb (5%) and Geneva (4%).
| Hinckley | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 10% | 11% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hinckley has four seasons and pleasant summers
Hinckley has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 14° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A typical Hinckley home is worth about $342K
The typical Hinckley home is worth about $342,000, up 5.1% in a year, 15% above the Illinois typical home.
| Hinckley | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,355 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
More children than Illinois overall
13% of Hinckley residents are 65 or older. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Hinckley | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.9 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Hinckley | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 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 | 8.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.4% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.6% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 33.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Hinckley is healthier than 60% of U.S. towns
Hinckley beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of adults binge drink in Hinckley.
| Hinckley | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Hinckley | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 9.9% |
| More adults with depression | 23.8% | 19.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Hinckley, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hinckley.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pioneer Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Starved Rock State Park and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hinckley. Close and well known come first.
36 mi State parkStarved Rock State Park
32 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum35 mi Park & preserveMazon Creek
30 mi MuseumMorton Arboretum
12 mi TheatreEgyptian Theatre, DeKalb
38 mi LandmarkSite A / Plot M Disposal SitePhoto credits
Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Morton Arboretum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Site A / Plot M Disposal Site: Eric Schmuttenmaer, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Hinckley
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hinckley
About 7 of every 100 Hinckley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Hinckley
Village in Illinois, United States
Hinckley is a village in Squaw Grove Township, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,006 at the 2020 census, a slight decline from 2,070 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 745 ft
- ZIP code
- 60520
Questions about Hinckley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hinckley, IL a good place to live?
54% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Hinckley, IL expensive?
Yes. That is 3.8 years of the area's median household income ($90,887 across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
What is Hinckley, IL known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Allan Arthur Willman and Lou L. LaBrant.