Is Long Creek a good place to live?
Long Creek’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and a B for cost of living. On the outdoors, just 38 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Long Creek's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. Long Creek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,212 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Long Creek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Long Creek is from typical.
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Moving to Long Creek: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Long Creek, 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 Long Creek.
More than half of Long Creek’s working residents commute to Decatur
2.1% of working residents work locally in Long Creek, below both Illinois’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). Jobs here fell by 120 from 2013 to 2023, to 248. In Long Creek, the average commute is 19 minutes. The median commute is under 7 miles.
| Long Creek | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Long Creek: four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 19° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 14 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Long Creek is healthier than 60% of U.S. towns
16% of adults report frequent mental distress in Long Creek, below both the Illinois town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). The town does better than the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 6. The share of adults in Long Creek who have high blood pressure: 38%.
| Long Creek | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Long Creek | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Long Creek, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Long Creek break down as 47% from inland flooding and 13% from earthquakes. Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Long Creek sells for about $225K
For households in Long Creek, the share who live in a home they own is 91%. The midpoint rent here is $850 a month.
| Long Creek | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $850 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Long Creek
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Long Creek
About 3 of every 100 Long Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
98% of working residents leave Long Creek for work
Where Long Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Long Creek
Village in Illinois, United States
Long Creek is a village in Macon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census there were 1,261 people. It is included in the Decatur, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 663 ft
Questions about Long Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Long Creek, IL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $168,000, 43% 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.