Matherville, IL (zip code 61263) is a small village of approximately 444 people located in Mercer County. It is a very rural area that provides its citizens with a high quality of life and amenities. According to Best Places, the city rankings for Matherville are as follows: Cost of Living Index - 82 (U.S. average 100); Crime Rate - 50 (U.S. average 100); Median Home Price - $82,300; Median Household Income - $41,250; and Population Density - 48 per square mile (U.S. average 166). These scores demonstrate that Matherville has relatively low costs of living, crime rate and population density when compared to the US averages. In addition, it has a median household income slightly below the national average but still enough to support a comfortable lifestyle for its citizens living in this rural village.
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