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For most people who can afford it, yes. Yorkville grades A− overall, 225th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. The median household earns $109K and it reports less crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $410K for a typical one and 4.5 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Yorkville’s average commute is 34 minutes, above both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Yorkville has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Yorkville School and Kendall County Courthouse. Yorkville's schools outperform 80% of the state's.
Where Yorkville beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Yorkville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.9% |
Census counts: 365 in 1880, 21,533 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1937 and 4 maps from 1925 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Yorkville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Yorkville, 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 Yorkville.
Yorkville sees little violent crime, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Violent crime is rare: 22 reported in 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
Yorkville’s rate of thefts and burglaries comes in at 4.5 per 1,000 residents. Its level of violent crime comes in at 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Yorkville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The share of adults in Yorkville who have diabetes: 8.8%. Two figures for adults here: 29% have high blood pressure, 11% report frequent physical distress.
| Yorkville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Yorkville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.4% | 3.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
64.6% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 47.9% across Illinois. The median property tax bill is $8,744, against $5,298 across Illinois, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
For Yorkville, the going rate for rent is $1,662 a month. A typical home here is worth about $410,000, up 2.9% in a year, 39% above the Illinois typical home. Also worth knowing: a home in Yorkville typically sold within 46 days of listing.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based in Yorkville grew to 6,160 in 2023, 1,178 more than in 2013. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 3.3%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles. The top destinations are Chicago (12%), Aurora (9%) and Naperville (6%).
| Yorkville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $109,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 13% | 11% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest place to walk is Hoover Forest Preserve, 85 acres with 1.1 miles of trail. 6.1 miles of trail wind through 37 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Yorkville: 37, covering 382 acres.
| Yorkville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoover Forest Preserve | 1.1 mi | 85 |
| 2. Regional Park At Bristol Bay | 0.8 mi | 50 |
| 3. Bicentennial Riverfront Park | 0.4 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A winter brings about 28 inches of snow, with January nights at 15° and July afternoons at 84°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Population is up 24% in Yorkville since 2020, to 26,730 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. People 65 and older are just over one in ten residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). The midpoint age locally is 35.8 years. Here, 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 38% in Illinois as a whole.
| Yorkville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 27% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 35.8 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 29% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Yorkville | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.5% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.8% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.5% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.5% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.4% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Households in Yorkville have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2013. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 53% come from inland flooding and 26% from cold waves. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim locally since 2013.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yorkville. Close and well known come first.
37 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
33 mi Stadium & arenaSeatGeek Stadium
39 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum24 mi Park & preserveMazon Creek
37 mi State parkStarved Rock State Park
39 mi MuseumIllinois Railway MuseumAllstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Yorkville
About 6 of every 100 Yorkville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
16,921 counted in 2010 and 21,533 in 2020; an estimated 26,730 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 23.6% since 2020, after 27.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
3 places in Yorkville on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Yorkville.
City in Illinois, United States
Yorkville is a city within the Chicago metropolitan area and the county seat of Kendall County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The population was 23,835 as of the 2022 census.
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6 towns share a border with Yorkville.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkville | #225 | A− | D | A− | A− | A− |
| Oswego | #177 | A− | D | A− | B+ | A− |
| Kendall Township | #308 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Plano | #449 | B− | C− | A− | B− | B+ |
| Fox Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Bristol Township | #364 | B+ | D | — | A− | A− |
| Montgomery | #480 | B− | D | B | B | B+ |
Fox Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Kendall Township, Fox Township and Bristol Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Yorkville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Yorkville grades A− overall, better than 81% of U.S. towns and #225 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health, A− for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes, by national standards. Yorkville reports less crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade: 22 violent and 123 property crimes in 2025.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
3 notable people were born here, including Jon Blackman and Mike Radja.
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