Is Milledgeville a good place to live?
Milledgeville’s median rent is $513 a month, where Illinois’ towns sit at $1,129 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Milledgeville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
988 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Milledgeville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Milledgeville, 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 Milledgeville.
A typical Milledgeville home is worth about $154K
The typical Milledgeville home is worth about $154,000, up 8.8% in a year, 48% below the Illinois typical home. 85% of households own their home in Milledgeville, above both the Illinois town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Milledgeville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Milledgeville for work: only 6% work in town. The median household income in Milledgeville is $59,000. The top destinations are Sterling (10%), Chadwick (6%) and Sterling Township (6%).
| Milledgeville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Milledgeville faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Milledgeville, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Milledgeville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 13° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Milledgeville
1 crime was reported in Milledgeville in 2025: 1 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Milledgeville is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Milledgeville is
Milledgeville beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of adults binge drink in Milledgeville.
| Milledgeville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Milledgeville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Milledgeville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Milledgeville
About 4 of every 100 Milledgeville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
94% of working residents leave Milledgeville for work
Where Milledgeville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Milledgeville
Village in Illinois, United States
Milledgeville is a village in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population of the village was 1,026 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 761 ft
- ZIP code
- 61051
Questions about Milledgeville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Milledgeville, IL a good place to live?
Milledgeville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.