TrillaIL
A town of 122, settled in 1882.
Is Trilla a good place to live?
Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Trilla. Trilla has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
122 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Trilla.
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Trilla work out of town
The top destinations are Mattoon (23%), Effingham (7%) and Lafayette Township (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Trilla, mostly inland flooding
Trilla’s FEMA hazard score is 74 of 100, above both Illinois’ towns (50 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2008. FEMA puts three fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Trilla brings four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 15 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 86°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Trilla is
In Trilla, 18% of adults binge drink, where Illinois’ towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 16%. Of 32 CDC measures, Trilla beats the Illinois average on 7 and trails it on 5. Among adults locally, 10% worry about having enough food.
| Trilla | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Trilla | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.6% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Trilla
Moving to Trilla: who provides what
Trilla is unincorporated, so Coles 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.
100% of working residents leave Trilla for work
Where Trilla’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Trilla
About 0 of every 100 Trilla residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Trilla
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Trilla is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Trilla had a population of 156.
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- Elevation
- 653 ft
- ZIP code
- 62469
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