Burton TownshipIL
A town of 4,885.
Is Burton Township a good place to live?
Burton Township's standout: the median household earns $126K. Overall it grades A−, 207th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. Its public schools beat 77% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation and it is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 76 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. Burton Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 115 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on history.
What makes Burton Township stand out
Where Burton Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Burton Township for work
Where Burton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Burton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Burton Township is from typical.
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Moving to Burton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burton 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 Burton Township.
Burton Township carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Illinois (mostly inland flooding), has less no health insurance than most of Illinois and sends most of its workers to Chicago and beyond.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Burton Township
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 91% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $546 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Burton Township is 19 of 100. Since 2018, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Burton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Burton Township earns an A− for schools
Its public schools are run by Nippersink SD 2. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Grove Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 327 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Burton Township earns an A− for health
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 6.2% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide. Against the 4,953 U.S. towns with household incomes like Burton Township’s, it is less healthy than 58%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Burton Township. Burton Township beats the Illinois average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of adults get no exercise outside work in Burton Township.
| Burton Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Burton Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Burton Township
Burton Township has 602 jobs for its 2,719 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 430 in 2013 to 602.
Most working residents leave Burton Township for work: only 3% work in town. 3.1% of Burton Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Burton Township grew to 602 in 2023, 172 more than in 2013.
| Burton Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conserved land covers 7.8% of Burton Township
2.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Chain O'Lakes State Park, 306 acres with 2.5 miles of trail.
| Burton Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chain O'Lakes State Park | 2.5 mi | 306 |
| 2. Horse Fair Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Burton Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Burton Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Burton Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Six Flags Great America and 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
36 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
33 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
22 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
22 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre9 mi MuseumVolo Auto MuseumPhoto credits
Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Burton Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Burton Township
About 4 of every 100 Burton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Burton Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Burton Township is the smallest of 17 townships in McHenry County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,820 and it contained 1,858 housing units. Burton Township was first settled by Englishmen in 1836 who gave it the name English Prairie. Later settlers called the township Benton, but after learning that there already was a post office and township of Benton in southern Illinois, the name was changed to Burton on December 28, 1850. Burton Township is unusually small because its first residents broke from Richmond Township to its west. The reason for this was a "Hatfields vs. McCoys" type of feud in the 1840s over alleged township mismanagement and higher taxes in Richmond.…
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- Area
- 11 sq mi
Burton Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Burton Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Richmond Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Township | #207 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
| Antioch Township | #397 | B | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Richmond Township | #384 | B | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| Fox Lake | #509 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
Burton Township, Antioch Township and Richmond Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Burton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Burton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Burton Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Burton Township grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #207 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and A− for schools.
Is Burton 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 C.