SheridanIL
A town of 2,094, settled in 1866.
Is Sheridan a good place to live?
Sheridan’s best subject grades are a B+ for health and a B for cost of living; its weakest is a C for schools. Sheridan’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 769 in Illinois we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Sheridan. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. Only 62 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Sheridan has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Sheridan has shrunk 1% since 2010
2,137 counted in 2010 and 2,431 in 2020; an estimated 2,094 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Sheridan grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Sheridan is from typical.
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Moving to Sheridan: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sheridan, 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 Sheridan.
Most of Sheridan’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Sheridan for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Sheridan has lost 117 jobs, to 527 in 2023. The top destinations are Ottawa (8%), Chicago (8%) and Morris (3%).
| Sheridan | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sheridan stands out in Illinois and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have diabetes
7.9% of adults have diabetes in Sheridan, below both Illinois’ towns (11%) and U.S. towns (12%). 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Sheridan. Sheridan beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| Sheridan | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 78% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Sheridan | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.8% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.5% | 5.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 25.1% | 17.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sheridan has four seasons and pleasant summers
Sheridan 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
Sheridan faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 27 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sheridan.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Sheridan are worth about $299K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Sheridan home is worth about $299,000, up 4.8% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home.
| Sheridan | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,070 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sheridan
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sheridan; the nearest are
About 10 of every 100 Sheridan residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Sheridan for work
Where Sheridan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sheridan
Village in Illinois, United States
Sheridan is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village's population was 2,431, up from 2,137 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Established
- 1872
- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 594 ft
- ZIP code
- 60551
Sheridan’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Sheridan.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan | — | — | B | — | C | B+ |
| Mission Township | #602 | C | B− | — | C | B |
| Serena Township | — | — | C | — | C | B |
Sheridan and Serena Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sheridan, Mission Township and Serena Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sheridan with a neighbor →
Questions about Sheridan
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sheridan, IL expensive?
That is 4.1 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 B.
What is Sheridan, IL known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Charlotte Merriam and William Deacon White.