WarrensburgIL
A town of 1,068, established in 1841. 2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Warrensburg a good place to live?
The best of Warrensburg’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. 18% of residents are under 18 in Warrensburg, where Illinois’ towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. Warrensburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Warrensburg stand out
Where Warrensburg beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Typical home value
1,068 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Warrensburg grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Warrensburg is from typical.
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Moving to Warrensburg: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Warrensburg, 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 Warrensburg.
Homes in Warrensburg are worth about $171K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Warrensburg home is worth about $171,000, up 12.9% in a year, 42% below the Illinois typical home. Warrensburg’s median rent is $775 a month, below both Illinois’ towns ($1,129 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Warrensburg | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $775 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
About half of Warrensburg’s working residents commute to Decatur
Most working residents leave Warrensburg for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Warrensburg has lost 127 jobs, to 207 in 2023. The top destinations are Decatur (45%), Springfield (5%) and Chicago (4%).
| Warrensburg | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Warrensburg ranks healthier than 66% of the country’s towns
Warrensburg beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of Warrensburg adults binge drink.
| Warrensburg | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Warrensburg | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Warrensburg has four seasons and pleasant summers
Warrensburg has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Warrensburg faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Illini Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Warrensburg
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Warrensburg
About 5 of every 100 Warrensburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
98% of working residents leave Warrensburg for work
Where Warrensburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Warrensburg
Village in Illinois, United States
Warrensburg is a village in Macon County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 1,110 at the 2020 census, down from 1,201 in 2010. It is included in the Decatur, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Warrensburg was established in 1841.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 700 ft
- ZIP code
- 62573
Questions about Warrensburg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Warrensburg, IL a good place to live?
2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Warrensburg, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.