LimestoneIL
A town of 1,518, settled in 1848.
Is Limestone a good place to live?
Limestone’s best subject grades are an A− for health and incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 24 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. Limestone's schools rank ahead of 73% of Illinois towns. Limestone's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. Only 97 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Limestone has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Limestone for work
Where Limestone’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Limestone grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Limestone is from typical.
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Moving to Limestone: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Limestone, 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 Limestone.
Residents of Limestone are healthier than 80% of U.S. towns
For adults in Limestone, the share who worry about having enough food is 9.1%. This Illinois town beats the Illinois average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults in Limestone get no exercise outside work; 15% say their health is fair or poor.
| Limestone | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Limestone | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.6% | 10.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Limestone’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
The income of the median household for Limestone comes to $104,000, against $83,000 in Illinois’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: the town had 87 jobs in 2023, down 102 from 2013. Among residents in the town, 4.7% live below the poverty line.
| Limestone | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Limestone, mostly inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score for Limestone comes to 76 of 100, above both the Illinois town median (50 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Of the losses FEMA expects here, 74% come from inland flooding and 13% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Limestone: four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Limestone sells for about $268K at the median
In Limestone, the midpoint rent is $1,182 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Limestone
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Limestone
About 5 of every 100 Limestone residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Limestone
Village in Illinois, United States
Limestone is a village in Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated in 2006 and had a population of 1,558 at the 2020 census. The village is part of the Kankakee–Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises all of Kankakee County.
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- Established
- 2006
- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
Limestone’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Limestone.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone | — | — | B− | — | B+ | A− |
| Limestone Township | #583 | C | B− | — | B+ | D |
| Salina Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | B− |
Limestone and Salina Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Limestone, Limestone Township and Salina Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Limestone with a neighbor →
Questions about Limestone
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Limestone, IL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $212,000, 28% below the Illinois typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.