Bradford is a village in Stark County, Illinois, home to about 772 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61421.
Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bradford. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)107 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL112 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bradford; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bradford had 676 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 778th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Stark County grew from 10,186 residents in 1900 to 5,400 in 2020.
Stark County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 39.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 31 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kewanee 1 E, IL weather station (14 miles away).
1,067 jobs at 116 businesses in Stark County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bradford.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Bradford CUSD 1. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Grade SchoolBradford | Pre-K–5 | 123 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Bradford Jr High SchoolBradford | 6–8 | 45 | Public | 1.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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