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A town of 1,401.
Leland Grove’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A for health and history; its weakest is a D− for schools. 68% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Leland Grove, where Illinois’ towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. On incomes, just 49 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. Alvin S. Keys House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Leland Grove has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Leland Grove beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Leland Grove is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,731 in 1960, 1,454 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 7 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leland Grove. Close and well known come first.
Big draw3 mi LandmarkLincoln Tomb
2 mi National Historic SiteLincoln Home National Historic Site124K visitors a year3 mi National MonumentSpringfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
2 mi MuseumOld State Capitol State Historic Site
16 mi MuseumLincoln's New Salem
2 mi MuseumIllinois State MuseumLincoln 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Leland Grove, 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 Leland Grove.
Leland Grove beats the Illinois average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Leland Grove, below both Illinois’ towns (17%) and U.S. towns (17%). 28% of adults feel lonely in Leland Grove.
| Leland Grove | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Leland Grove | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.5% of Leland Grove working residents work locally. Jobs based in Leland Grove grew to 237 in 2023, 113 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Leland Grove is 16 minutes.
| Leland Grove | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $131,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 20% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Leland Grove 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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Leland Grove home is worth about $345,000, up 5.5% in a year, 16% above the Illinois typical home.
| Leland Grove | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,261 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Leland Grove.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Leland Grove’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Washington Park | — | 2 |
| 2. Lindsay Place Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Leland Grove
About 4 of every 100 Leland Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Where Leland Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 4.5 years of the area's median household income ($75,895 across the Springfield, IL 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−.
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