NeogaIL
A town of 1,369, settled in 1857.
Is Neoga a good place to live?
Neoga’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for schools. Only 53 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score higher on cost of living. Neoga’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Neoga has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Neoga stand out
Where Neoga beats most towns.
Neoga has shrunk 16% since 2010
1,636 counted in 2010 and 1,398 in 2020; an estimated 1,369 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Neoga grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Neoga is from typical.
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Moving to Neoga: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Neoga, 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 Neoga.
Homes in Neoga are worth about $179K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Neoga home is worth about $179,000, up 6.6% in a year, 40% below the Illinois typical home. Neoga’s median rent is $916 a month, below both Illinois’ towns ($1,129 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Neoga | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $916 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Neoga’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Neoga for work: only 6% work in town. 12% of Neoga residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Effingham (20%), Mattoon (14%) and Lafayette Township (6%).
| Neoga | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Neoga ranks healthier than 70% of the country’s towns
Neoga beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Neoga.
| Neoga | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Neoga | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.6% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Neoga
Neoga has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Neoga faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crime reported in Neoga
Neoga's reported crime rate is below Illinois's. The violent crime rate in Neoga is 3.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Neoga | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 3.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 8 per 1,000 residents | 9.8 | 13.1 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
| Neoga | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jennings Park | 0.3 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Neoga
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Neoga
About 4 of every 100 Neoga residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
1,369 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Neoga
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Neoga, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
What is Neoga, IL known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Stephen T. Worland and Walter C. Lindley.