Ava, Illinois

About Ava

Set in the southern part of Illinois, Ava is a tiny community with an estimated population of 547.

Ava holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.06 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 516 residents per square mile.

📰 Ava News Today

• Ashley Schroeder Obituary Aug 5, 2026 Wilson's Funeral Home | Ava, IL · Aug 5
• Illinois farmer faces $250,000 pesticide application fine Farm Progress · Aug 4
• Sheriff: Man arrested after hourslong standoff with SWAT, ISP KFVS12 · Jun 28
• Albert Rabe Obituary (2026) - Ava, IL - Wilson's Funeral Home - Ava Legacy obituary · Aug 10
• Ava Boyer Named MVC Freshman of the Week - Illinois State University Athletics Illinois State University Athletics · Apr 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ava Unique

• Positioned in southern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ava

• Bower Park reviews ★
• Johnson Creek Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Ava

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