Savanna is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,723 people and two associated neighborhoods, Savanna is the 500th largest community in Illinois. Savanna has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Of important note, Savanna is also a city of artists. Savanna has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Savanna’s character.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Savanna has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Savanna a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.41 minutes getting to work every day.

The percentage of adults in Savanna with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.23% of adults in Savanna have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Savanna in 2022 was $29,396, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,584 for a family of four. However, Savanna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Savanna is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Savanna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Savanna residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Savanna include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Savanna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.