Tiskilwa, Illinois

Village in Bureau County · population 740 (2020 Census)

Median home: $84,700
Household income: $66,786
Jan low / Jul high: 14° / 85°
Snow a year: 29 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 14
Median age: 39.1

Tiskilwa is a village of 740 people in Bureau County, Illinois. The median home is worth $84,700, below the typical Illinois town ($156,600). It ranks better for retirees than 94% of Illinois towns, better for families than 83% of Illinois towns, quieter than 77% of Illinois towns.

How Tiskilwa ranks

Percentile among Illinois towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Illinois towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Tiskilwa is worth $84,700, below the typical Illinois town ($156,600). Homes cost about 1.3 times the median household income of $66,786, which is more affordable than 96% of Illinois towns. Median rent is $754 a month. 71.9% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Illinois towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Tiskilwa	Typical Illinois town
Median home value	$84,700	$156,600
Median rent	$754	$960
Median household income	$66,786	$72,500
Home value ÷ income	1.3×	2.2×
Homeownership	71.9%	76.6%
Median year built	1938	1967
Seasonal / vacation homes	4.1%	—

Who lives in Tiskilwa

People	Tiskilwa	Typical Illinois town
Median age	39.1	40.4
Age 65 and over	13.2%	18.7%
Under 18	28.5%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	21.8%
Below the poverty line	18.8%	9.9%
Veterans	5.0%	—
Born outside the U.S.	2.7%	—
Work from home	3.7%	8.9%
Average commute	22.5 min	26.1 min
Homes with broadband	87.1%	90.4%

Weather in Tiskilwa

July highs average 84.5°F and January lows 13.8°F. About 39.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 28.5 inches of snow (typical Illinois town: 24.2 in). Expect about 19 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 127 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Princeton station (5.8 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Tiskilwa since 1950, compared with 27 for the typical Illinois town. 4 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on March 4, 1976 about 7.2 miles from the town center. The most recent was on August 9, 2021.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 47 times; the largest was 3.00 inches on April 13, 1981.

Severe weather in Bureau County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Bureau County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Bureau County has been included in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, hurricane, snowstorm.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
March 26, 2020	Biological	DR-4489: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3435: Covid-19
September 19, 2019	Flood	DR-4461: Severe Storms And Flooding
May 10, 2013	Flood	DR-4116: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
March 17, 2011	Snowstorm	DR-1960: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm

Jobs and pay in Bureau County

Bureau County had 10,032 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $53,297 a year. Unemployment was 5.7% in 2023; in Tiskilwa itself the ACS puts it at 3.2%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Tiskilwa

1 public school with — students.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Behavior Disorder Program Coop	K-12	—	—

Towns near Tiskilwa

Wyanet, IL
6.2 mi · 886 people · home $99,700
Princeton, IL
6.5 mi · 7,832 people · home $134,700
Hennepin, IL
10.4 mi · 769 people · home $168,300
De Pue, IL
10.8 mi · 1,633 people · home $59,300
Bradford, IL
11.2 mi · 676 people · home $80,700
Sheffield, IL
12.9 mi · 821 people · home $102,400
Mark, IL
13.2 mi · 519 people · home $161,600
Henry, IL
14.4 mi · 2,320 people · home $117,000

Tiskilwa questions

Is Tiskilwa, Illinois a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Tiskilwa scores better for retirees than 94% of Illinois towns and quieter than 77%. 13.2% of residents are 65 or older (median age 39.1).

How much does a house cost in Tiskilwa?

The median owner-occupied home in Tiskilwa is valued at $84,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $66,786, so homes cost about 1.3 times income. Median rent is $754 a month.

What is the weather like in Tiskilwa?

July highs average 84.5°F and January lows 13.8°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 39.8 inches of precipitation a year and 28.5 inches of snow.

Does Tiskilwa get tornadoes?

14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Tiskilwa since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on March 4, 1976. The typical Illinois town has had 27.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Tiskilwa's Census boundary (GEOID 1775549). Comparisons use the median of Illinois towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.