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A town of 41,281, settled in 1900.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Romeoville grades B overall, ranked 379th of 767 in Illinois. It has 18 miles of trail. The median household earns $106K. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $323K, 3.6 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Only 31 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on hazard risk. Romeoville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns. Romeoville is home to Lewis University.
Where Romeoville beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Romeoville is from typical.
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Census counts: 113 in 1900, a low of 74 in 1920, 39,863 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1968 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Romeoville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw29 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw30 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearSoldier 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Romeoville, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Romeoville.
Romeoville carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Illinois (mostly inland flooding), trades workers with Chicago and other neighbors and is safe by national standards but not by Illinois’s.
At 0.9 miles per square mile, Romeoville’s trail density is where Illinois’ towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. O'Hara Woods Nature Preserve, at 134 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Romeoville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.8% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Village Park | 3.1 mi | 67 |
| 2. O'Hara Woods Nature Preserve | 1.5 mi | 134 |
| 3. Conservation Park | 0.8 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $343 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
At 14 of 100, Romeoville’s FEMA risk score is below both the Illinois town median (50 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1979, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Romeoville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Romeoville has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Romeoville has about as many jobs (21,202) as working residents, but only 1,516 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 14,475 in 2013 to 21,202.
Most working residents leave Romeoville for work: only 8% work in town. The average trip to work in Romeoville is 32 minutes. Since 2013, Romeoville has added 6,727 jobs, to 21,202 in 2023.
| Romeoville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 12% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (23% statewide). Romeoville’s median age is 35.5 years. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Romeoville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 35.5 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.7 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 36.4, men 34.9.
| Romeoville | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.1% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.6% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.3% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 15.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 55% of Illinois’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 470 to 385 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 7,701 U.S. towns with household incomes like Romeoville’s, it is less healthy than 70%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Romeoville beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 36% of Romeoville adults feel lonely.
| Romeoville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Romeoville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.7% | 5.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 12.8% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
61.7% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 47.9% across Illinois.
The typical Romeoville home is worth about $323,000, up 2.7% in a year, 9% above the Illinois typical home. 81% of households own their home in Romeoville.
| Romeoville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,886 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of Romeoville
About 9 of every 100 Romeoville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
9.8% of the town is conserved land, across 33 parks and preserves.
4 notable people were born in Romeoville.
4 towns share a border with Romeoville.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romeoville | #379 | B | C− | B | B | B |
| Bolingbrook | #395 | B | D | B | B+ | B |
| Woodridge | #100 | A | D | A− | A− | A |
| Crest Hill | #424 | B | C | B | B+ | B− |
| Lemont | #13 | A+ | C | A− | A− | A+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Romeoville grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #379 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health, B for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
4 notable people were born here, including Robert Anthony and Oliver Gibson.
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