Big Grove TownshipIL
A town of 1,655. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Big Grove Township a good place to live?
Big Grove Township’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and schools and an A− for health; its weakest is a C for walkability. Big Grove Township’s median household income is $115,000, above both Illinois’ towns ($83,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Big Grove Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 86% of U.S. towns. Big Grove Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Big Grove Township stand out
Where Big Grove Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Newark Elem School | PK–4 | 116 |
| Newark Comm High School | 9–12 | 175 |
| Newark CCSD 66 | — |
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| Widest gap | Big Grove Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 15.9% |
99% of working residents leave Big Grove Township for work
Where Big Grove Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Big Grove Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Big Grove Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Big Grove Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Big Grove 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 Big Grove Township.
On state tests, Big Grove Township’s schools beat 86% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by the Newark CHSD 18 school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 116 | B+ |
| Newark Comm High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 175 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Big Grove Township is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns
Big Grove Township beats the Illinois average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Big Grove Township adults binge drink, above both the Illinois town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 15% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Big Grove Township.
| Big Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Big Grove Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Big Grove Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Big Grove Township for work: only 1% work in town. 3.2% of Big Grove Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Big Grove Township grew to 268 in 2023, 22 more than in 2013.
| Big Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Big Grove Township
Big Grove Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 15° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Big Grove Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Big Grove Township has set aside 0.5% of its land for conservation
4.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Big Grove Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Big Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Newark Community Park | 0.3 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mazon Creek and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Big Grove Township. Close and well known come first.
27 mi State parkStarved Rock State Park
32 mi MuseumMorton Arboretum
35 mi LandmarkSite A / Plot M Disposal Site
24 mi National forestMidewin National Tallgrass Prairie
31 mi TheatreEgyptian Theatre, DeKalbPhoto credits
Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Morton Arboretum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Site A / Plot M Disposal Site: Eric Schmuttenmaer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5
Everything we know about Big Grove Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Big Grove Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Big Grove Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Big Grove Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Big Grove Township occupies the 6-mile (9.7 km) square in the southwest corner of Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,622 and it contained 650 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 751 ft
Big Grove Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Big Grove Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Grove Township | — | — | B | — | A | A− |
| Fox Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Nettle Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lisbon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mission Township | #602 | C | B− | — | C | B |
Big Grove Township and Fox Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Big Grove Township, Fox Township and Mission Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Nettle Creek Township and Lisbon Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Big Grove Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Big Grove Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Big Grove Township, IL a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Big Grove 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.