LowpointIL
The town was settled in 1849 and has 116 residents today.
Is Lowpoint a good place to live?
37% of residents live below the poverty line in Lowpoint, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only one of the 769 Illinois towns we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Lowpoint. Lowpoint has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
116 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lowpoint: who provides what
Lowpoint is unincorporated, so Woodford County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Lowpoint.
Most of Lowpoint’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Half the trips to work are shorter than 18 miles. The top destinations are Peoria (17%), East Peoria (11%) and Metamora (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical home in Lowpoint: about $220K
Among households in Lowpoint, 93% are owner-occupiers. Typical home values rose 10% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Lowpoint
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 16°, with about 28 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Lowpoint, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Lowpoint break down as 58% from inland flooding and 13% from cold waves. The town’s risk rating from FEMA is 65 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lowpoint after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2013.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Lowpoint is
The share of adults in Lowpoint who get no exercise outside work: 22%. 40% of adults in the town have obesity; 15% smoke cigarettes.
| Lowpoint | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lowpoint | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.1% | 10.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Starved Rock State Park and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lowpoint. Close and well known come first.
35 mi State parkStarved Rock State Park17 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo
25 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park32 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo
6 mi MuseumMetamora Courthouse State Historic Site
6 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I HousePhoto credits
Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Lowpoint
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lowpoint
About 0 of every 100 Lowpoint residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Lowpoint for work
Where Lowpoint’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Lowpoint
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lowpoint, IL a good place to live?
Lowpoint has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.