Personal loans in Sugar Grove, IL
Census figures put the 2020-to-2023 decrease in Sugar Grove at about 0.5%. Two households in Sugar Grove with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 9,210 residents are not the reason.
With 9,210 residents, Sugar Grove outranks about 82% of the communities in Illinois. The closest larger place is Montgomery, IL about 6 miles away. To lend to Sugar Grove's 9,210 residents, a company must hold a Illinois licence, and each sourced row below names the regulator behind it. Price two or three terms so you can see which payment is truly affordable in Sugar Grove.
What the Census records for Sugar Grove
Only a few things actually differ by place — population, area, location, and the Illinois rules a lender must follow — and they are below.
- Population: about 9,210, ranked 235th of 1,294 places in Illinois (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: Lower by roughly 0.5% since the 2020 count.
- People gained or lost: about 50 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 82% of the places in Illinois, with 9,210 residents in Sugar Grove.
- Land and density: 10.5 square miles of land carry roughly 878 residents per square mile.
- Land area rank: Sugar Grove's 10.5 square miles rank 98th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- Water area: Sugar Grove has 0.01 square miles of water, ranking 436th of 1,294 places in Illinois.
- State share: roughly 0.1% of Illinois's residents live in Sugar Grove (9,210 people).
- National rank: Sugar Grove sits 3,335th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth rank: Sugar Grove ranks 186th among Illinois's 1,294 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Sugar Grove's 0.5% change compares with a Illinois average of -2.0% across its 1,294 places.
- Density rank: Sugar Grove places 728th among Illinois's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Sugar Grove's 878 people per square mile sit against a Illinois median of 993.
- Location: coordinates 41.7686, -88.4489 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Montgomery (6 mi); North Aurora (6 mi); Yorkville (7 mi); Plano (8 mi); Oswego (8 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller communities within reach: Big Rock (4 mi); Kaneville (6 mi); Elburn (8 mi).
- Within a 50-mile radius: 184 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 250 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
What shapes a Sugar Grove personal loan
Sugar Grove is a small town of about 9,210 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Because pricing is borrower-level, two people in Sugar Grove can be quoted different APRs on the same amount and term. A longer term lowers the monthly payment on a Sugar Grove loan but raises total interest, so the smallest payment is not the cheapest loan.
What to do before borrowing in Sugar Grove
Complete these steps first when you borrow in Sugar Grove (9,210 residents):
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Verify the lender's Illinois licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
- Keep the amount to the expense; an approval is not a reason to take more.
What differs between Sugar Grove and the rest of Illinois is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 9,210 people here.
The geography behind Sugar Grove
Inside Sugar Grove's boundaries lie roughly 10.5 square miles of land and 0.01 square miles of water. With 9,210 residents, the land area yields roughly 878 people per square mile. For the state's biggest city, Chicago, the distance is roughly 40 miles. Counting outward 50 miles, 169 larger communities surround Sugar Grove. Within the same 50 miles lie 184 smaller Census places.
Sugar Grove against the rest of Illinois
Set beside Illinois's 1,294 places, Sugar Grove ranks 235th by population and holds about 0.1% of the state total. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Sugar Grove ranks 186th of 1,294 in Illinois (about the 86th percentile). At about 878 people per square mile, Sugar Grove is the 728th most densely settled place in Illinois. Between 2020 and 2023 the count changed by roughly 50 residents.
Illinois rules behind a Sugar Grove personal loan
Below are the Illinois rules that apply to a loan made in Sugar Grove, each with the regulator that issued it.
| 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 |
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Nearby places
- Big Rock, IL — population 1,084
- Kaneville, IL — population 445
- Montgomery, IL — population 21,955
- Yorkville, IL — population 24,693
- North Aurora, IL — population 19,022
- Elburn, IL — population 6,559
- Plano, IL — population 12,676
- Oswego, IL — population 37,074