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Griggsville, IL

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Population
1,047
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
704 ft
Median Home Value
$86,200
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$541/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$36,667
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
General Quality
Overall rating out of 100

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About Griggsville

Located in western Illinois between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, Griggsville is a quiet Pike County community of roughly 1,100 residents. It has a relaxed rural pace, surrounded by scenic farmland, wooded valleys, and streets lined with classic older homes. For anyone considering a move here, the town offers a close-knit atmosphere, affordable living, and a shared local school district with neighboring Perry.

Griggsville 1847

Griggsville is famous as the Purple Martin Capital of the World, a title you can see on display in the thousands of multi-room birdhouses mounted in front yards and along roadways. The community originally put up the houses in the 1960s to welcome migrating martins, and the tradition stuck as a beloved piece of local identity. Between summer events at the Western Illinois Fair, fall apple celebrations, and Friday night ball games, it is a friendly, down-to-earth town where people genuinely look out for one another.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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