Garrett, Illinois

About Garrett

Garrett is a tiny community in eastern Illinois with an estimated population of 129.

Officially, Garrett is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.11 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,173 residents per square mile.

📰 Garrett News Today

• Matthew Garrett Obituary - Creve Coeur, IL Dignity Memorial · Mar 30
• ‘I’d rather be in the lab’: Donor support helps provide CAS students research experience Illinois State University News · Jan 29
• One Sweet Gig Illinois Institute of Technology · Dec 9
• ‘A crisis for the nation’: ICE accountability commission continues to seek solutions Capitol News Illinois · Jan 30
• West Brook's Elijah Garrett signs college basketball scholarship Beaumont Enterprise · Apr 18

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What Makes Garrett Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Garrett — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.11 sq mi.
• Positioned in eastern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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