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Divernon, IL

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Population
1,107
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
614 ft
Median Home Value
$133,700
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$1,034/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$71,750
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
General Quality
Overall rating out of 100

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About Divernon

Located about twenty minutes south of Springfield along Interstate 55, Divernon is a quiet village of around 1,100 residents. It offers a relaxed, rural pace while keeping the capital city's jobs, dining, and healthcare within an easy daily commute. The community takes its unique name from Di Vernon, a heroine in Sir Walter Scott's novel *Rob Roy*, giving this peaceful central Illinois town a fun piece of literary history.

Divernon, IL

Local students attend schools in the neighboring Auburn School District, which serves the community from kindergarten through high school. Daily life here revolves around quiet residential streets, familiar faces, and open farmland stretching out on all sides. For anyone looking for affordable housing and a close-knit neighborhood feel right off the interstate, Divernon is a practical and comfortable place to call home.

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