The share of households in Secor who are owner-occupiers is 85%, against 75% in Illinois’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. For Secor, the going rate for rent is $782 a month. Values rose 4.4% in the 12 months to September 2026.

$197KZillow home value

	Secor	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	85%	75%	73%
Median rent	$782 a month	$1,129 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Secor$197K

Illinois$296K

+4.4%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in April

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Prices over the yearsUp 4.4% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 2.4 years of income Rents$782 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

Most of Secor’s workers leave town for work

For Secor, the average trip to work is 24 minutes. The top destinations are Bloomington (21%), El Paso (16%) and Normal (14%). The share of residents in Secor who live below the poverty line is 11%, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.

0%work in town

	Secor	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	24 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	11%	8.4%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Secor0%

Bloomington21%

El Paso16%

Normal14%

Peoria5%

19 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Secor

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here0 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Secor Commute times24 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 19 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Secor: four seasons and pleasant summers

Summers in Secor are warm, and winters chilly. Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 16°; snowfall runs to about 28 inches a winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–36°

Spring40–62°

Summer62–84°

Fall42–64°

Oct 17

typical first frost

Apr 21

typical last frost

+1.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 16°Rain & snow28″ of snow a winter · 38 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Secor is inland flooding, at a low overall level

Secor’s FEMA risk score stands at 36 of 100. FEMA puts 45% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to cold waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Secor after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2013.

36risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Secor Get ready1.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Secor is

Among adults in Secor, 37% have high blood pressure. The town beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. Two figures for adults locally: 19% binge drink, 16% smoke cigarettes.

	Secor	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	40%	37%	35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	19%	18%	16%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	16%	13%	14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	34%	35%	36%

32 measures vs. Illinois

2 better25 too close to call5 worse

What stands out	Secor	IL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	10.7%	13.2%
More adults screened for colon cancer	65.6%	60.2%
More adults with COPD	8.5%	6.3%

Carle Eureka Hospital

7.3 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby7.3 miles to an ER · Carle Eureka Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IL on 2 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Miller Park Zoo and 8 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Secor. Close and well known come first.

All 16 attractions →

20 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo

32 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park 23 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo

12 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I House

12 mi MuseumMetamora Courthouse State Historic Site

17 mi Theme parkSpider Hill

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Everything we know about Secor

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The big questions

HealthBetter than IL on 2 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$197K typical home · up 4.4% in a year Work & commute$83K median household income Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 36% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions16 nearby · Adlai E. Stevenson I House 12 mi LibraryRoanoke Branch Library CollegesEureka College is 7.3 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1857 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 335 residents Climate85° summer highs · 28″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 61771 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Secor

Eureka CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Eureka7.3 mi$29,096 tuition

About 6 of every 100 Secor residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Secor for work

Where Secor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

0jobs based in Secor

0%of working residents work in town

19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Secor

Village in Illinois, United States

Secor is a village in Clayton Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Secor had a population of 342. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Secor is located just off U.S. Route 24 between El Paso and Eureka.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 0.3 sq mi
Elevation: 733 ft
ZIP code: 61771
Area code: 309

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