Rest Haven vs Sunnyland

A side-by-side comparison of Rest Haven and Sunnyland: population, income, housing, and more.

Rest Haven and Sunnyland are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sunnyland has the higher population (829 vs 537 in Rest Haven). Rest Haven has the higher median household income ($67,639 vs $65,833 in Sunnyland). Rest Haven has the higher median home value ($198,200 vs $140,700 in Sunnyland).

Population, income & housing

	Rest Haven	Sunnyland
Population	537	829
Median age	45.7 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,639	$65,833
Median home value	$198,200	$140,700
Median gross rent	$1,341	$1,935
Housing units	246	256
Homeownership rate	63.2%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	18.5%	13.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rest Haven	Sunnyland
Population	550 → 537 (-2.4%)	565 → 829 (+46.7%)
Median household income	$61,310 → $67,639 (+10.3%)	$63,500 → $65,833 (+3.7%)
Median home value	$166,700 → $198,200 (+18.9%)	$137,100 → $140,700 (+2.6%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,341 (+35.2%)	—

Rest Haven

Population

550537

Median household income

$61,310$67,639

Median home value

$166,700$198,200

Median gross rent

$992$1,341

Sunnyland

Population

565829

Median household income

$63,500$65,833

Median home value

$137,100$140,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rest Haven	Sunnyland
Under 5	1.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	6.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	22.7%	17.1%
35 to 44	4.8%	3.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	16.8%
55 to 64	30.5%	8.3%
65 to 74	8.2%	7.1%
75 and over	1.5%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rest Haven	Sunnyland
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	58.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	15.3%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rest Haven	Sunnyland
No high school diploma	6.1%	14.3%
High school graduate	35.9%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	49.4%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rest Haven	Sunnyland
Drove alone	73.8%	84.6%
Carpooled	22.5%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rest Haven	Sunnyland
1-unit, detached	97.2%	97.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Rest Haven	Sunnyland
Poverty rate	16.0%	17.7%
Average household size	2.44	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	36	31
Median year structure built	1975	1966