Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Barry Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and history; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 25 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 46 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do better. On history, just 6 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. Barry Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Barry Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Barry Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Barry Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,392 in 1880, 1,303 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 1921 and 4 maps from 1931 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Barry 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 Barry Township.
Barry Township’s FEMA risk score is 87 of 100, where Illinois’ towns sit at 50 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Western CUSD 12. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Barry ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 225 | B− |
| Western High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 141 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Barry Township for work: only 14% work in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Barry Township, above both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Barry Township has lost 68 jobs, to 359 in 2023.
| Barry Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Barry Township beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Barry Township.
| Barry Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Barry Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.7% | 75.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Barry Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Barry Township’s July high is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Barry City Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Barry Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi CaveMark Twain Cave
14 mi MuseumMark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
7 mi National Historic SiteNew Philadelphia National Historic Site
22 mi MuseumJohn Wood MansionMark Twain Cave: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · New Philadelphia National Historic Site: Nyttend, Public domain · John Wood Mansion: Smallbones, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Barry Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Barry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Barry is a city in Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,303 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Barry Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C |
| Kinderhook Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hadley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Vale Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beverly Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Barry Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Barry Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Kinderhook Township, Hadley Township, Richfield Township, Pleasant Vale Township and Beverly Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Barry Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
