Personal loans in Reynolds, IL
The trend for Reynolds between 2020 and 2023 is downward by roughly 2.8%. By population, Reynolds sits at 872nd in Illinois, with an estimated 484 residents. If you are weighing a personal loan in Reynolds, start from the payment you can carry; its 484 residents face the same statewide rules. Verify the lender's Illinois licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Reynolds. A lender that serves Reynolds operates under Illinois lending statutes and a Illinois supervisor. The nearest larger city is Matherville, IL about 6 miles away.
Where Reynolds stands
Set out below is Reynolds's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: 484 — Reynolds ranks 872nd of 1,294 communities in Illinois (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About 2.8% below the 2020 Census base.
- People gained or lost: about 14 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: Reynolds sits ahead of around 33% of Illinois places, at 484 people.
- Population density: 1,315 people per square mile on 0.4 square miles of land.
- Land area rank: Reynolds's 0.4 square miles rank 1,117th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Share of state population: Reynolds's 484 residents are about 0.0% of Illinois.
- Nationally: Reynolds is the 13,304th-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth in Illinois: Reynolds stands 887th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 1,294 places.
- State comparison: Illinois's places average -2.0% for 2020-to-2023, against Reynolds's 2.8%.
- Density in Illinois: Reynolds ranks 477th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Illinois: Reynolds's 1,315 people per square mile compare with a state median of 993.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 41.3318, -90.6722.
- Nearest larger cities: Matherville (6 mi); Andalusia (8 mi); Milan (9 mi); Sherrard (9 mi); Viola (10 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Reynolds.
- Nearest smaller towns: Oak Grove (8 mi); Joy (14 mi); Seaton (17 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 55 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 331.
What shapes a Reynolds personal loan
In Reynolds, a small community of about 484, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. The rate you see advertised is a range, not a promise, until a lender reviews your file in Reynolds. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Reynolds loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Before you apply in Reynolds
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Reynolds, home to about 484 people:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Look the lender up in the Illinois regulator's licence records before you sign.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Decide the purpose and how you will repay it before approaching any lender.
In Reynolds as elsewhere in Illinois, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 484 residents.
Borrowing reach in Reynolds
Reynolds is a moderately settled community of about 484 people, with 92 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Reynolds's 484 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest bigger place is Matherville, IL about 6 miles away.
How Illinois law applies in Reynolds
Every row below records a Illinois rule, its publisher and its retrieval date — the same rules a Reynolds lender must follow.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Financial Institutions Source says: "DFI licenses, charters, and examines a wide variety of financial products and services including: Consumer and Sales Finance and Collection Agencies". | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 9% annual percentage rate (general written-contract interest cap) Source says: "it shall be lawful for the parties to stipulate or agree that an annual percentage rate of 9%, or any less sum". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Permitted under license; capped at 36% annual percentage rate (payday loans) Source says: "shall not contract for or receive a charge exceeding a 36% annual percentage rate ... for a payday loan". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
Reynolds: area, density and distance
Reynolds covers about 0.4 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer); no significant water area is recorded inside its boundaries. With 484 residents, the land area yields roughly 1,315 people per square mile. The state's population centre of gravity, Chicago, is roughly 158 miles away. Reynolds has 92 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 331 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Matherville, IL — population 696
- Andalusia, IL — population 1,159
- Oak Grove, IL — population 464
- Milan, IL — population 4,968
- Aledo, IL — population 3,569
- Viola, IL — population 857
- Buffalo, IA — population 1,164
- Rock Island, IL — population 36,132