IL area data
Lovejoy, IL
Lovejoy, IL.
Population: 729 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 325.3 (+6.1% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $990/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,270/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 100.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 17.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.30/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coldWave, hail, heatWave, iceStorm, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 47.0 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 46
- Days with Good air quality
- 218
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Gateway Arch National Park (17 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Ben Emge Airport (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV) (11 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 41
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.3 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 10
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,964
- Median annual property tax
- $704
- Households with broadband internet
- 41.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 73,047
- Average weekly wage
- $1,009
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 344
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Data last updated
Most recent source refresh: Aug 2026. See all data sources →