Avon TownshipIL
A city of 63,208, settled in 1849.
Is Avon Township a good place to live?
Avon Township grades B overall, ranked 401st of 767 in Illinois, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns and it has 11 miles of trail. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $98K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $231K, 2.5 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 19% of the land in Avon Township is conserved, above both Illinois’ towns (3.6%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve, at 1,225 acres. Avon Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 82% of U.S. towns.
What makes Avon Township stand out
Where Avon Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Avon Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.3% |
11 miles of trails in Avon Township
18.8% of the town is conserved land, across 30 parks and preserves.
How Avon Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Avon Township is from typical.
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Wrigley Field and 108 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Avon Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw6 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
26 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
Big draw40 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
23 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store MuseumPhoto credits
Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Moving to Avon Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Avon 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Avon Township.
Open space protected for good: 18.8% of Avon Township
Across 30 parks and preserves: 11 miles of trail. The concentration of trails in Avon Township is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harts Woods Park | 0.4 mi | 25 |
| 2. Central Park | 0.3 mi | 47 |
| 3. Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve | — | 1,225 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Avon Township beat 51% of Illinois districts
Of its 25 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. 6 public schools serve Avon Township, with 2,953 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 783 | C− |
| Round Lake Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,194 | C |
| Prairie Crossing Charter SchoolTop results in townGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 433 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
For health, Avon Township earns an A−
In Avon Township, 12% of adults report frequent physical distress. Among adults in the town, 15% report frequent mental distress and 76% had a checkup this year.
| Avon Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Avon Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.5% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With only 0.5 jobs per working resident, most people in Avon Township work out of town
The mean commuting time for Avon Township comes to 30 minutes, above both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only a tenth of working residents stay in Avon Township for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Chicago (10%), Grayslake (5%) and Waukegan (4%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles.
| Avon Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A younger population than Illinois as a whole
Among adults 25 and older, 33% have a four-year degree or more, against 38% across Illinois. Avon Township’s median age comes in at 35.4 years.
| Avon Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 35.4 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.2 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 36.0, men 34.8.
| Avon Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.8% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.6% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Avon Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 57% of Avon Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to cold waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1979: 148.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Avon Township sells for about $48K
Avon Township: 78% of households live in a home they own. In Avon Township, the midpoint rent is $1,510 a month.
| Avon Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,510 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Avon Township
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Avon Township
About 7 of every 100 Avon Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
90% of working residents leave Avon Township for work
Where Avon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Avon Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Avon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 63,708.
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- Established
- 1849
- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 784 ft
Avon Township’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Avon Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Township | #401 | B | C | — | B− | A− |
| Warren Township | #362 | B+ | C− | — | B− | A |
| Lake Villa Township | #334 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Grayslake | #52 | A+ | C+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Third Lake | — | — | B− | — | B+ | A |
| Grant Township | #479 | B− | C | — | B− | B |
| Round Lake Beach | #505 | B− | C | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Fremont Township | #173 | A− | C− | — | A− | A |
Third Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Avon Township, Warren Township, Lake Villa Township, Third Lake, Grant Township and Fremont Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Avon Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Avon Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Avon Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Avon Township grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #401 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and B− for schools.
Is Avon Township, IL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $231,000, 22% below the Illinois typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.