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Antioch Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 397th of 767 graded towns in Illinois, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: residents are healthier than 79% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 60% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $283K for a typical one and 3.1 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 32% of the land in Antioch Township is conserved, where Illinois’ towns sit at 3.6% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Chain O'Lakes State Park, 3,504 acres with 5.6 miles of trail. On the outdoors, just 36 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better.
Where Antioch Township beats most towns.
32.4% of the town is conserved land, across 34 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Antioch Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 134 in 1880, 14,622 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1939 and 4 maps from 1920 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Antioch 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 Antioch Township.
Its 8,697 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Illinois towns.
15 miles of trail in 34 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chain O'Lakes State Park | 5.6 mi | 3,504 |
| 2. Gander Mountain Forest Preserve | 4.7 mi | 291 |
| 3. Raven Glen Forest Preserve | 2 mi | 539 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch Upper Grade SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 875 | B+ |
| Antioch Comm High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,313 | B+ |
| Emmons Grade SchoolTop results in townGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 288 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
30% of adults feel lonely in Antioch Township, below both Illinois’ towns (33%) and U.S. towns (33%). 19% of adults get no exercise outside work in Antioch Township. Antioch Township beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Antioch Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Antioch Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Antioch Township for work: only 10% work in town. The average trip to work in Antioch Township is 32 minutes. The top destinations are Chicago (10%), Antioch (8%) and Waukegan (4%).
| Antioch Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 18% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Antioch Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Antioch Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 249 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Antioch Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. 35% of Antioch Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Antioch Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.9 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.4, men 41.4.
| Antioch Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.6% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.6% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.2% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.9% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Antioch Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
34 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
31 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
27 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
25 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre10 mi MuseumVolo Auto MuseumSix Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Antioch Township
About 5 of every 100 Antioch Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Where Antioch Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Illinois, United States
Antioch is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,622. The village is nestled into the Chain O'Lakes waterway system and borders the state of Wisconsin. Part of the Chicago metropolitan area, Antioch is located approximately halfway between the major cities of Chicago (60 miles south) and Milwaukee (50 miles north).
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
7 towns share a border with Antioch Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch Township | #397 | B | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Lake Villa Township | #334 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Burton Township | #207 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
| Newport Township | #443 | B | C− | — | B | B+ |
| Fox Lake | #509 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Grant Township | #479 | B− | C | — | B− | B |
Antioch Township, Lake Villa Township, Burton Township, Newport Township and Grant Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Antioch Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Antioch Township grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #397 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and B for schools.
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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