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A city of 87,841, settled in 1839. A regional job hub with 94,199 jobs.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Addison Township grades B overall, 410th among Illinois's 767 graded towns. It has 22 miles of trail. Residents are healthier than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $91K. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $342K for a typical one and 3.8 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 15% of the land in Addison Township is conserved, where Illinois’ towns sit at 3.6% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Addison Township is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Only 90 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score lower on civic life.
Where Addison Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 485 in 1890, 35,702 in 2020. The archive holds 34 old photos and papers going back to 1892 and 8 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Addison Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Addison Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw23 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
6 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaUnited CenterWrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Addison Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Addison Township.
94,199 jobs are based in Addison Township, 2.3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Addison Township for work: only 18% work in town. 16% of Addison Township workers work from home, above both Illinois’ towns (11%) and U.S. towns (11%). The top destinations are Chicago (15%), Addison (6%) and Elk Grove Village (4%).
| Addison Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 16% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Three of its 42 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Trail Jr High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,111 | C+ |
| Addison Trail High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,847 | B |
| Elmer H Franzen Intermediate SchTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 322 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
The biggest place to walk is Songbird Slough Forest Preserve, 401 acres with 1.3 miles of trail. Addison Township’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spring Brook Park | 2.1 mi | 46 |
| 2. Berens Park | 2 mi | 63 |
| 3. Songbird Slough Forest Preserve | 1.3 mi | 401 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Addison Township. Addison Township beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Addison Township.
| Addison Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Addison Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3% | 3.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.8% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Addison Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 845 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Addison Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois. 18% never finished high school.
| Addison Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.9 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
49.1% women, 50.9% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±0.9 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.1, men 40.7.
| Addison Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 17.8% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.6% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.8% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
23 within 15 miles of the center of Addison Township
About 5 of every 100 Addison Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Where Addison Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Illinois, United States
Addison is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 35,702 at the 2020 Census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
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9 towns share a border with Addison Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Township | #410 | B | C− | — | C+ | A− |
| York Township | #220 | A− | D | — | B+ | A |
| Bloomingdale Township | #265 | A− | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Chicago | #676 | C− | C− | D | C | B+ |
| Bensenville | #446 | B | C | B | B− | B |
| Villa Park | #292 | B+ | C | B− | B | A |
| Elk Grove Village | #303 | B+ | D | B− | A− | A |
| Elk Grove Township | #294 | B+ | D | — | B | A |
Addison Township, York Township, Bloomingdale Township and Elk Grove Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Addison Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Addison Township grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #410 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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