New DouglasIL
A town of 339, laid out in 1860.
Is New Douglas a good place to live?
New Douglas has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
339 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to New Douglas: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Douglas, 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 New Douglas.
Zillow puts the typical New Douglas home at about $85K
Typical home values fell 4.8% in the year to September 2026. The rent at the middle of the market in New Douglas is $744 a month. New Douglas: four in five households live in a home they own, against 75% in Illinois’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
| New Douglas | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $744 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of New Douglas’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
The median household income for New Douglas comes to $50,000, below both Illinois’ towns ($83,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). In New Douglas, 20% of residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 26 miles away. The mean commuting time for New Douglas comes to 31 minutes.
| New Douglas | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in New Douglas is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Compared with 69% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in New Douglas is higher. 39% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 21%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2006.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in New Douglas brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 21°, with about 14 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy New Douglas is
New Douglas: 38% of adults have high blood pressure. 15% of New Douglas adults report frequent physical distress.
| New Douglas | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | New Douglas | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 66.7% | 60.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.2% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about New Douglas
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Douglas
About 2 of every 100 New Douglas residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave New Douglas for work
Where New Douglas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About New Douglas
Village in Illinois, United States
New Douglas is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 350 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 620 ft
- ZIP code
- 62074
Questions about New Douglas
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Douglas, IL a good place to live?
New Douglas has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.