Burritt TownshipIL
A town of 1,097, settled in 1851.
Is Burritt Township a good place to live?
The best of Burritt Township’s subject grades is an A for incomes; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Burritt Township’s median age is 56.4 years, where Illinois’ towns sit at 40.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 36 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. The typical home is worth about $234K, 3.4 years of the Rockford metro’s $68K median household income. Burritt Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Burritt Township stand out
Where Burritt Township beats most towns.
1,097 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Burritt Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Burritt Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Burritt Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burritt 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 Burritt Township.
Burritt Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of working residents in Burritt Township work locally than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
0.2% of Burritt Township working residents work locally, below both Illinois’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Burritt Township has lost 27 jobs, to 73 in 2023. The top destinations are Rockford (35%), Winnebago (8%) and Loves Park (5%).
| Burritt Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More middle-aged adults than Illinois overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (39% statewide); children under 18 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). 40% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Burritt Township.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.8 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Burritt Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.8% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 34.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.4% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 8% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.3% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Burritt Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Burritt Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 13° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Burritt Township trails 61% of U.S. towns
Burritt Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 41% of Burritt Township adults have obesity.
| Burritt Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Burritt Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.4% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 15.2% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.9% of Burritt Township is conserved land
1.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Burritt Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Burritt Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Illinois Railway Museum and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burritt Township. Close and well known come first.
37 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
8 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
9 mi GardenAnderson Japanese Gardens
37 mi National Historic SiteRonald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
37 mi TheatreEgyptian Theatre, DeKalb
37 mi MuseumEllwood HousePhoto credits
Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0
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Everything we know about Burritt Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Burritt Township
About 9 of every 100 Burritt Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Burritt Township for work
Where Burritt Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Burritt Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Burritt Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 947 and it contained 388 housing units. It contains part of the census-designated place of Westlake Village.
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- Area
- 33 sq mi
Questions about Burritt Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Burritt Township, IL expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.