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A town of 17,903, settled in 1840.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Blackberry Township grades A− overall, 259th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. It is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $156K. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $437K for a typical one and 4.8 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Blackberry Township’s median household income is $156,000, above both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). On the outdoors, just 58 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. Blackberry Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Stearns-Wadsworth House and Potter and Barker Grain Elevator.
Where Blackberry Township beats most towns.
15,090 counted in 2010 and 17,329 in 2020; an estimated 17,903 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Blackberry Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 5,950 in 2000, 17,329 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1868 and 4 maps from 1932 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blackberry Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
30 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
31 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
33 mi Stadium & arenaSeatGeek Stadium
27 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum37 mi Park & preserveMazon CreekUnited Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blackberry 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 Blackberry Township.
Blackberry Township has less food insecurity than most of Illinois, sends most of its workers to Chicago and beyond and has household incomes well above the Illinois norm.
32 miles of trail in 24 parks and preserves. Blackberry Township’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Dick Young Forest Preserve, 1,108 acres with 6 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dick Young Forest Preserve | 6 mi | 1,108 |
| 2. Grunwald Farms Forest Preserve | 1.7 mi | 232 |
| 3. Elburn Forest Preserve | 1.1 mi | 70 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Geneva CUSD 304. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaneland Blackberry Creek ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 424 | – |
| Fabyan Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 217 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Illinois is food insecurity: 7.6% of its 11,269 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.9% statewide. Against the 2,363 U.S. towns with household incomes like Blackberry Township’s, it is healthier than 63%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
20% of adults binge drink in Blackberry Township. Blackberry Township beats the Illinois average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of adults get no exercise outside work in Blackberry Township.
| Blackberry Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Blackberry Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Blackberry Township has 2,167 jobs for its 9,280 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 25.1% of workers work from home, against 15.9% across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Blackberry Township for work: only 4% work in town. 25% of Blackberry Township workers work from home. Jobs based in Blackberry Township grew to 2,167 in 2023, 473 more than in 2013.
| Blackberry Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 11% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 2021, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Blackberry Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Blackberry Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 15° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3 within 15 miles of the center of Blackberry Township
About 7 of every 100 Blackberry Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
12.8% of the town is conserved land, across 24 parks and preserves.
3 places in Blackberry Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Illinois, United States
Blackberry Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,329 and it contained 5,962 housing units. Most of its land use is agricultural.
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6 towns share a border with Blackberry Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackberry Township | #259 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Sugar Grove Township | #380 | B | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Kaneville Township | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Campton Township | #137 | A | C− | — | A | A |
| Batavia Township | #213 | A− | C− | — | B | A |
| Geneva Township | #68 | A | D | — | A | A |
| North Aurora | #406 | B | C− | — | C+ | A |
Kaneville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Blackberry Township, Sugar Grove Township, Kaneville Township, Campton Township, Batavia Township, Geneva Township and North Aurora report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Blackberry Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Blackberry Township grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #259 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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