Serena TownshipIL
A town of 1,121, settled in 1848.
Is Serena Township a good place to live?
The best of Serena Township’s subject grades are a B+ for incomes and a B for health; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Serena Township’s average trip to work is 46 minutes, above both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 16 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 53 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Serena Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,121 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Serena Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Serena Township is from typical.
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Moving to Serena Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Serena Township, 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 Serena Township.
Fewer of Serena Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
0.5% of working residents work locally in Serena Township, against 8.3% in Illinois’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Serena Township’s median household income is $104,000. The top destinations are Ottawa (11%), Sandwich (6%) and Chicago (3%).
| Serena Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Serena Township’s schools rank behind 74% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Serena CUSD 2. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 184 | B |
| Serena High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 162 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Serena Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Serena Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 15° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Serena Township is healthier than 61% of U.S. towns
Serena Township beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of Serena Township adults binge drink.
| Serena Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 33% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Serena Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.2% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Serena Township are worth about $333K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Serena Township home is worth about $333,000, up 6% in a year, 13% above the Illinois typical home. 85% of households own their home in Serena Township.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Serena Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Serena Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Serena Township; the nearest are
About 14 of every 100 Serena Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Serena Township for work
Where Serena Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Serena Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Serena is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Serena had a population of 129. Serena has a post office with ZIP code 60549. Serena was the residence of Peg McDonnell Breslin, the first woman elected to the Illinois Appellate Court outside Cook County.
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- Elevation
- 633 ft
- ZIP code
- 60549
Questions about Serena Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Serena Township, IL expensive?
That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($72,230 across the Ottawa, IL area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.