Browning TownshipIL
A town of 2,353.
Is Browning Township a good place to live?
Browning Township’s best subject grade is a B+ for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for health. On health, just 101 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse. Browning Township's public schools trail 74% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. Only 7 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Browning Township. The biggest park or preserve is South Marcum Recreational Area, at 123 acres. Browning Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Browning Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Browning Township is from typical.
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Moving to Browning Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Browning 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 Browning Township.
Browning Township is less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns
Browning Township beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Browning Township, above both the Illinois town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 18% of Browning Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Browning Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Browning Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.2% | 75.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Browning Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Browning Township
Browning Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Browning Township’s July high is 88°F, against 84°F in Illinois’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Browning Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.9 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Browning Township for work: only 5% work in town. The median household income in Browning Township is $53,000. Since 2013, Browning Township has added 85 jobs, to 829 in 2023.
| Browning Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $53,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Browning Township has set aside 2.3% of its land for conservation
8.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Browning Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Benton City Park | 1.2 mi | 70 |
| 2. South Marcum Recreational Area | — | 123 |
| 3. Rend Lake Dam West Public Use Area | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Browning Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Browning Township
About 4 of every 100 Browning Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Browning Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Browning Township is one of twelve townships in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. At the 2020 census, its population was 2,436 and it contained 1,161 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 381 ft
Browning Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Browning Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browning Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Benton Township | #690 | D | B+ | — | C− | C− |
| Barren Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrone Township | #635 | C− | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Denning Township | #729 | D | A− | — | D | D |
Browning Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Browning Township, Benton Township, Tyrone Township and Denning Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Barren Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Browning Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Browning Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Browning 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 B+.