Aroma TownshipIL
A town of 4,827.
Is Aroma Township a good place to live?
Aroma Township earns a D, ranked 745th of 767 in Illinois, mostly because of schools. Its schools rank behind 96% of the state's. In its favor, the median household earns $75K. On hazard risk, just 1 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Shannon Bayou, at 51 acres.
97% of working residents leave Aroma Township for work
Where Aroma Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Aroma Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Aroma Township is from typical.
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Moving to Aroma Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Aroma Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Aroma Township.
Aroma Township sends most of its workers to Kankakee and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Illinois (mostly inland flooding) and trails Otto Township and its other neighbors on schools.
Aroma Township’s grade for schools is a D−
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its D−, Otto Township highest at B.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 250 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Aroma Township stands out in Illinois and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $1,104 per resident a year; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on.
At 97 of 100, Aroma Township’s FEMA risk score is above both the Illinois town median (50 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1979, 135 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Aroma Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Aroma Township
Aroma Township has 307 jobs for its 2,303 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 938 in 2013 to 307.
Most working residents leave Aroma Township for work: only 3% work in town. 16% of Aroma Township residents live below the poverty line, against 8.4% in Illinois’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Aroma Township fell to 307 in 2023, 631 fewer than in 2013.
| Aroma Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.8% | 11% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Aroma Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shannon Bayou | 0.6 mi | 51 |
| 2. Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve | — | 45 |
| 3. Waldron Arboretum | — | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Aroma Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Aroma Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Aroma Township is less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns
Aroma Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 40% of Aroma Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Aroma Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Aroma Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13% | 10.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.4% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Aroma Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Aroma Township
About 3 of every 100 Aroma Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Aroma Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Aroma Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,912 and it contained 2,209 housing units.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 604 ft
Aroma Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Aroma Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aroma Township | #745 | D | B− | — | D− | C+ |
| Otto Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Ganeer Township | #726 | D | C+ | — | C+ | C |
| St. Anne Township | — | — | B+ | — | — | B− |
| Kankakee · Kankakee Township | #765 | D− | B− | — | D | D |
| Papineau Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Otto Township and St. Anne Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Aroma Township, Otto Township, Ganeer Township, St. Anne Township and Kankakee report no FBI crime data of their own. Papineau Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Kankakee Township and Kankakee are one community, graded once. Compare Aroma Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Aroma Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Aroma Township, IL a good place to live?
Aroma Township grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #745 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C+ for health and D− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Aroma Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.