Forreston vs Stillman Valley

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

Forreston 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 1,148 in Forreston). Stillman Valley has the higher median household income ($87,311 vs $68,042 in Forreston). Stillman Valley has the higher median home value ($168,000 vs $116,500 in Forreston).

Population, income & housing

	Forreston	Stillman Valley
Population	1,148	1,261
Median age	47.5 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,042	$87,311
Median home value	$116,500	$168,000
Median gross rent	$783	$1,125
Housing units	569	490
Homeownership rate	80.9%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forreston	Stillman Valley
Population	1,549 → 1,148 (-25.9%)	1,201 → 1,261 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$54,559 → $68,042 (+24.7%)	$59,000 → $87,311 (+48.0%)
Median home value	$96,000 → $116,500 (+21.4%)	$142,300 → $168,000 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $783 (+14.6%)	$978 → $1,125 (+15.0%)

Forreston

Population

1,5491,148

Median household income

$54,559$68,042

Median home value

$96,000$116,500

Median gross rent

$683$783

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)

	Forreston	Stillman Valley
Under 5	2.5%	7.9%
5 to 17	19.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	4.3%	6.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	15.1%
35 to 44	9.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.3%	7.8%
55 to 64	18.5%	11.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	15.4%
75 and over	11.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forreston	Stillman Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	83.3%
Black or African American	2.7%	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	2.5%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forreston	Stillman Valley
No high school diploma	8.7%	2.6%
High school graduate	45.8%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forreston	Stillman Valley
Drove alone	72.5%	83.8%
Carpooled	17.3%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	7.6%
Other means	1.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forreston	Stillman Valley
1-unit, detached	87.2%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Forreston	Stillman Valley
Poverty rate	4.4%	1.7%
Average household size	2.20	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1959	1966