Sammons PointIL
A town of 223, settled in 1849.
Is Sammons Point a good place to live?
98% of households own their home in Sammons Point, above both Illinois’ towns (75%) and U.S. towns (73%). Sammons Point has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
223 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sammons Point: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sammons Point, 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 Sammons Point.
Most of Sammons Point’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Sammons Point for work: only 1% work in town. Sammons Point’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Kankakee (14%), Chicago (14%) and Bourbonnais (8%).
| Sammons Point | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Sammons Point
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Sammons Point, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Sammons Point has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sammons Point is
Sammons Point beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 21% of Sammons Point adults get no exercise outside work.
| Sammons Point | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Sammons Point | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sammons Point
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sammons Point
About 3 of every 100 Sammons Point residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Sammons Point for work
Where Sammons Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sammons Point
Village in Illinois, United States
Sammons Point is a village in Otto Township in south-central Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Initially incorporated as a village on March 21, 2006, it was disincorporated on August 8, 2007, and incorporated again on February 5, 2008. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 214. The village is part of the Kankakee–Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Kankakee County.
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Questions about Sammons Point
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Is Sammons Point, IL a good place to live?
Sammons Point has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.