SunnylandIL
This town in Illinois has a population of 1,231.
Is Sunnyland a good place to live?
The best of Sunnyland’s subject grades are a B+ for schools and incomes; the weakest is a C for walkability. Only 67 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on hazard risk. Sunnyland’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,926 a month, above both the Illinois town median ($1,129 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On history, just 21 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Sunnyland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sunnyland stand out
Where Sunnyland beats most towns.
1,231 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Sunnyland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Sunnyland is from typical.
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Moving to Sunnyland: who provides what
Sunnyland is unincorporated, so Will County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Sunnyland.
Sunnyland faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Sunnyland sits below 81% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 53% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Sunnyland’s workers commute out
The median commute is under 18 miles. In Sunnyland, 15% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Chicago (13%), Joliet (10%) and Bolingbrook (6%). For Sunnyland, the mean commuting time is 30 minutes.
| Sunnyland | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Sunnyland, the median age runs lower than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
Among adults 25 and older in Sunnyland, 46% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 18 to 34 are just over a third of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (39% statewide).
| Sunnyland | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30.9 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 46% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 39% and 80% women
The Census survey reached too few of Sunnyland’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±20.7 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Sunnyland | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 23.8% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 5% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.8% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.3% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.2% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.9% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
The climate in Sunnyland brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 16°; snowfall runs to about 17 inches a winter. The seasons in Sunnyland: chilly winters, warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sunnyland is healthier than 54% of U.S. towns
For adults 18 to 64 in Sunnyland, the share who have no health insurance is 11%. The town tracks Illinois closely on all 32 CDC measures. Two figures for adults here: 40% have obesity, 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Sunnyland | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Sunnyland sell for about $260K
The share of households in Sunnyland who are owner-occupiers: 86%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Soldier Field and 147 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sunnyland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw32 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw34 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Sunnyland
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Sunnyland
About 9 of every 100 Sunnyland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Sunnyland for work
Where Sunnyland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sunnyland
Place in Illinois, United States
Sunnyland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Will County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sunnyland had a population of 822. It is in the northwest part of the county and is bordered to the west by Joliet and to the south and east by Crest Hill. It sits on the north side of U.S. Route 30, which leads southeast 5 miles (8 km) to downtown Joliet and northwest 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to Interstate 55. Sunnyland was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 617 ft
Questions about Sunnyland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sunnyland, IL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $168,000, 43% below the Illinois typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.