Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
14% of residents are 65 or older in Berwyn Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. We don’t grade Berwyn Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Berwyn Township beats most towns.
Where Berwyn Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census counts: 5,841 in 1910, 57,250 in 2020. The archive holds 36 old photos and papers going back to 1895 and 8 maps from 1891 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Berwyn Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw11 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw9 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearSoldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Berwyn 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 Berwyn Township.
Most working residents leave Berwyn Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Berwyn Township has lost 2,476 jobs, to 8,246 in 2023. At 29 minutes, Berwyn Township’s average trip to work is against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Berwyn Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 12% | 11% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Two of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 793 | C+ |
| J Sterling Morton West High SchLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,374 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 2019, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Berwyn Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Berwyn Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Berwyn Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 23% of adults worry about having enough food in Berwyn Township.
| Berwyn Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Berwyn Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 19.4% | 24.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 18.9% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Berwyn Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Proksa Park | 1 mi | 14 |
| 2. Janura Park | 0.3 mi | 8 |
| 3. Baseball Alley | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
56 within 15 miles of the center of Berwyn Township
About 6 of every 100 Berwyn Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Berwyn () is a suburban city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is coterminous with Berwyn Township, which was formed in 1908 after breaking off from Cicero Township. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 57,250. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
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5 towns share a border with Berwyn Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwyn Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Berwyn | #522 | C+ | C− | B+ | C− | B+ |
| Cicero | #662 | C− | C+ | C+ | D | C+ |
| North Riverside | #439 | B | C | D | A | B+ |
| Proviso Township | #512 | C+ | C | — | C | B+ |
| Riverside Township | #74 | A | D | — | A | A |
Proviso Township and Riverside Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Berwyn Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Berwyn Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Berwyn Township yet; the figures below are still real.
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