Plum ValleyIL
A town of 520.
Is Plum Valley a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Plum Valley Ravines, at 718 acres. Plum Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
520 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Soldier Field and 135 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Plum Valley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw23 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
6 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaUnited CenterPhoto 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 · Indiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Moving to Plum Valley: who provides what
Plum Valley 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Plum Valley.
The average trip to work in Plum Valley is longer than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
The share of residents in Plum Valley who live below the poverty line is 1.3%, below both the Illinois town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Its middle household income comes in at $142,000. The median commute is under 28 miles. The top destinations are Chicago (22%), Crete Township (4%) and Crete (2%).
| Plum Valley | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 51 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $142,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Plum Valley faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
In Plum Valley, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 75 of 100, where Illinois’ towns sit at 50 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. FEMA puts 71% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Plum Valley
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 28 inches a winter. Plum Valley has chilly winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Plum Valley stands out in Illinois and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression
Only 4 of the 768 Illinois towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Plum Valley. Among adults locally, 42% have high blood pressure. Against the Illinois average, Plum Valley comes out ahead on 10 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 6.
| Plum Valley | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Plum Valley | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Plum Valley Ravines | — | 718 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Plum Valley sells for about $330K at the median
Plum Valley: 84% of households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Plum Valley
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Plum Valley
About 0 of every 100 Plum Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Plum Valley for work
Where Plum Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Plum Valley
Place in Illinois, United States
Plum Valley is a suburban unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is in the northeast corner of the county, bordered to the north by Cook County and to the east by Lake County, Indiana. To the south is unincorporated Willow Brook Estates. Plum Creek flows from southwest to northeast through the center of the CDP. Plum Valley was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Plum Valley had a population of 632.
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- Elevation
- 709 ft
Questions about Plum Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Plum Valley, IL a good place to live?
Plum Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.