Creston vs Stillman Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Creston and Stillman Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Creston and Stillman Valley are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stillman Valley has the higher population (1,261 vs 547 in Creston). Stillman Valley has the higher median household income ($87,311 vs $67,212 in Creston). Stillman Valley has the higher median home value ($168,000 vs $162,000 in Creston).

Population, income & housing

	Creston	Stillman Valley
Population	547	1,261
Median age	30.4 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,212	$87,311
Median home value	$162,000	$168,000
Median gross rent	$933	$1,125
Housing units	223	490
Homeownership rate	74.6%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Creston	Stillman Valley
Population	641 → 547 (-14.7%)	1,201 → 1,261 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$70,625 → $67,212 (-4.8%)	$59,000 → $87,311 (+48.0%)
Median home value	$120,100 → $162,000 (+34.9%)	$142,300 → $168,000 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$817 → $933 (+14.2%)	$978 → $1,125 (+15.0%)

Creston

Population

641547

Median household income

$70,625$67,212

Median home value

$120,100$162,000

Median gross rent

$817$933

Stillman Valley

Population

1,2011,261

Median household income

$59,000$87,311

Median home value

$142,300$168,000

Median gross rent

$978$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Creston	Stillman Valley
Under 5	8.4%	7.9%
5 to 17	20.8%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.0%
25 to 34	19.7%	15.1%
35 to 44	17.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	6.8%	7.8%
55 to 64	5.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.3%	15.4%
75 and over	3.3%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Creston	Stillman Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	83.3%
Black or African American	3.3%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	22.7%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Creston	Stillman Valley
No high school diploma	2.1%	2.6%
High school graduate	32.2%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Creston	Stillman Valley
Drove alone	88.0%	83.8%
Carpooled	4.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Creston	Stillman Valley
1-unit, detached	75.3%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Creston	Stillman Valley
Poverty rate	3.3%	1.7%
Average household size	3.02	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1975	1966