Arlington is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, home to about 157 people across 0.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 61312.
Homes sold for a median of $136 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population157393 per sq mi
Median home value$106,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$136Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Arlington. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around Arlington
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)77 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)52 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Chicago, IL84 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Arlington; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Arlington
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 14th DistrictLauren Underwood (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Arlington had 169 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 1261st largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Bureau County grew from 41,112 residents in 1900 to 33,244 in 2020.
Bureau County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 29 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Peru, IL weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in Bureau County
9,051 jobs at 699 businesses in Bureau County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Osf Saint Paul Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Mendota9.1 miles
Osf Saint Elizabeth Mdl CtrGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Peru9.4 miles
Osf Saint Clare Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Princeton13.2 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Arlington
Libraries
Ladd Public Library4.2 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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