Personal loans in Verona, IL
Verona is home to roughly 210 people and stands 1,092nd by size out of 1,294 Census places in Illinois. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Verona up by about 1.4%.
Two households in Verona with comparable incomes can still be offered different rates; the city's 210 residents are not the reason. Rate ceilings, licensing requirements and product limits for Verona are all set at the Illinois level. Use the calculator on this page to price an amount and term before you commit in Verona. The next larger city is Mazon, IL about 5 miles away.
Verona by the numbers
Verona is a small community; the notes below cover its population profile and the statewide rules that apply.
- Population: a Census-estimated 210, 1,092nd among Illinois's 1,294 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About 1.4% above the 2020 Census base.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 3 residents.
- Size percentile: about 16% of Illinois communities are smaller than Verona (210 residents).
- Population density: about 1,273 people per square mile (Census land area 0.2 sq mi).
- By land area: Verona ranks 1,250th among Illinois's 1,294 places, at 0.2 sq mi.
- Share of state population: Verona's 210 residents are about 0.0% of Illinois.
- Nationally: Verona is the 16,331st-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Verona ranks 67th among Illinois's 1,294 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Verona's 1.4% change compares with a Illinois average of -2.0% across its 1,294 places.
- Density in Illinois: Verona ranks 495th by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Verona runs about 1,273 residents per square mile, where the Illinois median is 993.
- Location: 41.2157 / -88.5049, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Mazon (5 mi); Seneca (8 mi); Ransom (9 mi); Dwight (9 mi); Gardner (10 mi). For most borrowers the comparison happens online, not at a branch.
- Smaller places close by: Kinsman (4 mi); East Brooklyn (13 mi); Reddick (16 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 24 of them.
- At 100 miles: 730 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
The state rulebook for Verona
Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Verona: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.
| 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 |
| Installment lender net-worth requirement | $30,000 minimum positive net worth (plus $25,000 surety bond) Source says: "every applicant shall prove ... that the applicant has and will maintain a positive net worth of a minimum of $30,000". | Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Compiled Statutes) 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 |
Verona: area, density and distance
Verona's land area is roughly 0.2 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. Spread across it are roughly 1,273 residents per square mile. The largest place in Illinois, Chicago, lies about 60 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 193 larger communities surround Verona. The 100-mile radius contains 730 larger places.
How a Verona personal loan is priced
Verona is a small community of about 210 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Verona's rank of 1,092nd in Illinois: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Shortening the term on a Verona loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
Lender access in Verona
At roughly 1,273 people per square mile, Verona is moderately settled; 193 larger places lie within 50 miles. Whether Verona has a local branch or not, a Illinois-licensed lender can serve its 210 people online on the same terms. The nearest bigger place is Mazon, IL about 5 miles away.
What to do before borrowing in Verona
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Verona, home to about 210 people:
- Get your credit reports, dispute what is wrong, and only then start shopping.
- 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.
- Confirm the lender holds a Illinois licence by checking the regulator named above.
- 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.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
In Verona as elsewhere in Illinois, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 210 residents.
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Nearby places
- Kinsman, IL — population 90
- Mazon, IL — population 980
- Seneca, IL — population 2,311
- Dwight, IL — population 4,034
- Ransom, IL — population 307
- Morris, IL — population 14,508
- Marseilles, IL — population 4,773
- Gardner, IL — population 1,363