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A town of 867, settled in 1878.
Shabbona Hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places. Shabbona has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 399 in 1880, 863 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 2 maps from 1934 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shabbona, 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 Shabbona.
Shabbona’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 15 of 100, below both the Illinois town median (50 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to cold waves. Federal aid has come to Shabbona households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2013.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A winter brings about 30 inches of snow, with January nights at 14° and July afternoons at 83°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Shabbona’s median household income stands at $64,000, below both Illinois’ towns ($83,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Commuting out is the norm in the town: 5% of working residents work locally. Employers in Shabbona added 69 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 321. The typical journey to work locally is 35 minutes.
| Shabbona | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Shabbona, the share who feel lonely is 31%. This Illinois town does better than the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5.
| Shabbona | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Shabbona | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.5% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails total 0.4 miles in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area, at 39 acres. Its trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Shabbona | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area | 0.4 mi | 39 |
| 2. Purdy Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 5.1%. The share of households in Shabbona who live in a home they own: 75%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Shabbona
About 2 of every 100 Shabbona residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Shabbona () is a village in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 863 at the 2020 census, down from 925 at the 2010 census.
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Shabbona has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.