MarleyIL
The town was settled in 1880 and has 96 residents today.
Is Marley a good place to live?
Marley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
96 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Marley.
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Marley work out of town
For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away. The top destinations are Chicago (18%), New Lenox (12%) and Tinley Park (10%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Marley’s year
A winter brings about 17 inches of snow, with January nights at 17° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults had a checkup this year in Marley than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
The share of adults in Marley who worry about having enough food is 6.9%, below both the Illinois town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). In Marley, 4.3% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. This Illinois town does better than the Illinois average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2.
| Marley | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 6.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Marley | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Marley, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Marley, 67% come from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Marley
Soldier Field and 148 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw24 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw28 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Marley: who provides what
Marley is unincorporated, so Will 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.
100% of working residents leave Marley for work
Where Marley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Marley
About 0 of every 100 Marley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Marley
Place in Illinois, United States
Marley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is in the northern part of the county, between Homer Glen to the north and Mokena to the south. Marley is bordered to the south by Interstate 80, but with no direct access. U.S. Route 6 (Southwest Highway) passes just north of Marley, leading west-southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Joliet and northeast 6 miles (10 km) to Orland Park. Marley was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Marley had a population of 128.
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- Elevation
- 692 ft
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