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Westville earns a D, ranked 723rd of 767 in Illinois, mostly because of schools and incomes. Its schools rank behind 91% of the state's. The median household income is $55K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: a typical home costs about $104K, 1.8 years of the Danville area’s $57K median household income. On health, just 81 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns.
Where Westville beats most towns.
Where Westville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Westville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,605 in 1900, a peak of 4,241 in 1920, 3,167 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1946 and 6 maps from 1899 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Westville, 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 Westville.
Westville is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Danville and beyond.
At 1.8 years of the Danville area’s $57K median household income, the typical home (about $105K) costs less against local pay than in 85% of Illinois towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. Values fell 4.2% in the past year while the Illinois typical home rose 5.3%.
At $805 a month, Westville’s median rent is where Illinois’ towns sit at $1,129 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. The typical Westville home is worth about $105,000, 65% below the Illinois typical home.
| Westville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $805 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 7,393 U.S. towns with household incomes like Westville’s, it is less healthy than 66%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
25% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Westville, above both Illinois’ towns (22%) and U.S. towns (23%). 43% of Westville adults have obesity. Westville beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Westville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Westville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 12.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.9% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Westville has 363 jobs for its 1,362 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 19.4 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Westville for work: only 7% work in town. Westville’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Danville (35%), Danville Township (6%) and Tilton (4%).
| Westville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Westville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The violent crime rate in Westville is 3 per 1,000 residents.
| Westville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.7 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Westville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Zamberletti Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Westville
About 3 of every 100 Westville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
3 towns share a border with Westville.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westville | #723 | D | A− | C+ | D | C− |
| Belgium | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgetown Township | #673 | C− | A− | — | D | C |
| Danville Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Georgetown Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Belgium and Danville Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Westville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Westville grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #723 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C− for health, C+ for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.
2 notable people were born here, including Lee Miglin and Joe Carpe.