Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Beecher's standout: the median household earns $103K. Overall it grades A−, ranked 200th of 767 in Illinois. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 87% of U.S. towns. 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Beecher, below both the Illinois town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Beecher Mausoleum is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Beecher beats most towns.
Where Beecher’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 Beecher is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 342 in 1890, 4,713 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 4 maps from 1949 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beecher, 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 Beecher.
| Beecher | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.2 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1.1 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Beecher | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fireman's Park | 0.5 mi | 12 |
| 2. Beecher Lion's Park | 0.2 mi | 6 |
| 3. Women's Welfare Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Beecher for work: only 11% work in town. Since 2013, Beecher has added 231 jobs, to 1,086 in 2023. The average trip to work in Beecher is 29 minutes.
| Beecher | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $103,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Beecher has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,058 U.S. towns with household incomes like Beecher’s, it is less healthy than 57%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Beecher beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of adults binge drink in Beecher.
| Beecher | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Beecher | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.7% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Beecher home is worth about $321,000, up 1.2% in a year, 9% above the Illinois typical home. 81% of Beecher households own their home.
| Beecher | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,078 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Beecher.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Beecher
About 7 of every 100 Beecher residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Beecher is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is located on the old Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad and the Dixie Highway. Situated in the center of Washington Township, it was originally named Washington Center. Named for Henry Ward Beecher, Beecher was founded in 1870 and incorporated as a village in 1884. Originally governed by a village president and board of trustees, a village administrator was hired to handle daily tasks in 1988. The city clerk is an appointed position. The population was 4,713 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Beecher grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #200 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health, A for safety and B− for schools.
That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($90,887 across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
