This Illinois City Is The 2nd Loneliest In The U.S.

Not everywhere is going to be a thriving metropolis.

You can feel lonely whether you live in a metro area or in a rural space. Illinois apparently has a lot of lonely towns. In fact, the state tied Ohio for the most appearances on the list in a recent study by 24/7 Wall Street.

The study looked at several factors to come up with the list of lonely metro areas, including:

• Amount of one-person households
• Percent of adults living alone out of adult civilian population
• One-person household (ages 65+)
• Monthly gross rent
• Bachelor's degree attainment rate
• Median household income

Several states had a few appearances but Illinois had six areas make the list. Here are the loneliest cities in Illinois.

30. Carbondale-Marion

• One-person households in 2022: 34.2%
• Adults living alone: 15.2%
• One-person household (65+): 40.7% of one-person households
• Monthly gross rent: $754
• Bachelor's degree attainment rate: 31.2%
• Median household income: $55,289

25. Springfield

• One-person households in 2022: 34.4%
• Adults living alone: 14.7%
• One-person household (65+): 39.2% of one-person households
• Monthly gross rent: $879
• Bachelor's degree attainment rate: 35.2%
• Median household income: $73,918

14. Bloomington

• One-person households in 2022: 35.3%
• Adults living alone: 14.3%
• One-person household (65+): 27.8% of one-person households
• Monthly gross rent: $954
• Bachelor's degree attainment rate: 47.5%
• Median household income: $70,674

8. Champaign-Urbana

• One-person households in 2022: 36.1%
• Adults living alone: 14.9%
• One-person household (65+): 27% of one-person households
• Monthly gross rent: $959
• Bachelor's degree attainment rate: 46.1%
• Median household income: $62,108

7. Decatur

• One-person households in 2022: 36.8%
• Adults living alone: 16.1%
• One-person household (65+): 43.9% of one-person households
• Monthly gross rent: $774
• Bachelor's degree attainment rate: 24.6%
• Median household income: $60,332

Illinois' Loneliest City (#2 nationally) is Danville

• One-person households in 2022: 39.7%
• Adults living alone: 17.7%
• One-person household (65+): 46.4% of one-person households
• Monthly gross rent: $743
• Bachelor's degree attainment rate: 15.5%
• Median household income: $51,515

Half of the list's loneliest cities are in the Midwest. Living alone isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's peaceful. Unless you have cats.