Bradley TownshipIL
A town of 1,883, settled in 1846. 50% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Bradley Township a good place to live?
The best of Bradley Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for civic life; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 99 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. 29% of residents are under 18 in Bradley Township, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 89 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score higher on civic life. Bradley Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bradley Township stand out
Where Bradley Township beats most towns.
89% of working residents leave Bradley Township for work
Where Bradley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Bradley Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Bradley Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Bradley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bradley 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 Bradley Township.
On state tests, Bradley Township’s schools trail 80% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Trico CUSD 176. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trico Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 477 | C |
| Trico Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 220 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Bradley Township has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Bradley Township for work: only 11% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Bradley Township, above both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Bradley Township has added 68 jobs, to 474 in 2023.
| Bradley Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Bradley Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Bradley Township is less healthy than 69% of U.S. towns
Bradley Township beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 15% of Bradley Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Bradley Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Bradley Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.3% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.3% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and hot summers in Bradley Township
Bradley Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Bradley Township is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bradley Township has set aside 1% of its land for conservation
2.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Bradley Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Bradley Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bower Park | — | 14 |
| 2. Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Bradley Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bradley Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Bradley Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Bradley Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Bradley Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. At the 2020 census, its population was 1,908 and it contained 806 housing units.
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- Area
- 45 sq mi
- Elevation
- 614 ft
Bradley Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Bradley Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Township | — | — | A− | — | C− | C |
| Ora Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kinkaid Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Degognia Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ava | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bradley Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Bradley Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Ora Township, Kinkaid Township, Degognia Township and Ava aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bradley Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Bradley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bradley Township, IL a good place to live?
50% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Bradley Township, IL expensive?
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−.