Calumet TownshipIL
A town of 17,950.
Is Calumet Township a good place to live?
Calumet Township earns a D, 740th among Illinois's 767 graded towns, mostly because of health and schools. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 90% of the country. Its schools rank behind 84% of the state's. One bright spot: it is among the most walkable places in the country. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 90% of U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 24 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Calumet Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns. Only 111 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on history.
What makes Calumet Township stand out
Where Calumet Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Calumet Township has shrunk 13% since 2010
20,777 counted in 2010 and 18,609 in 2020; an estimated 17,950 in 2025.
The decline has continued: down 3.4% since 2020, after 10.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Calumet Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Calumet Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for hazard risk (better than 8%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Soldier Field and 152 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Calumet Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw10 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw15 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Calumet Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Calumet 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 Calumet Township.
Calumet Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sends most of its workers to Chicago and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Illinois (mostly inland flooding).
Calumet Township stands out in Illinois and nationally: a larger share of its adults sleep under 7 hours
Against the 5,749 U.S. towns with household incomes like Calumet Township’s, it is less healthy than 74%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
47% of Calumet Township adults sleep under 7 hours, against 35% in Illinois’ towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 33% of Calumet Township adults get no exercise outside work. Calumet Township beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
| Calumet Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 35% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 18% | 19% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Calumet Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.6% | 7.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.7% | 17.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 22% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Calumet Township’s grade for schools is a C−
One of its 8 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 342 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
The FEMA risk score in Calumet Township is higher than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $692 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
At 87 of 100, Calumet Township’s FEMA risk score is where Illinois’ towns sit at 50 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Since 2009, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Calumet Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of Calumet Township’s working residents commute to Chicago
Calumet Township has 2,206 jobs for its 7,581 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 4,206 in 2013 to 2,206.
Most working residents leave Calumet Township for work: only 2% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Calumet Township. Since 2013, Calumet Township has lost 2,000 jobs, to 2,206 in 2023.
| Calumet Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1.6% of Calumet Township is conserved land
1.4 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Whistler Woods, at 138 acres.
| Calumet Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverdale Park | 0.5 mi | 13 |
| 2. Whistler Woods | — | 138 |
| 3. Calumet Woods | — | 56 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Calumet Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Calumet Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 18° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Calumet Township
Colleges nearby
29 within 15 miles of the center of Calumet Township
About 4 of every 100 Calumet Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
98% of working residents leave Calumet Township for work
Where Calumet Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Calumet Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Calumet Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,609 and it contained 8,210 housing units.
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- Area
- 4.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 597 ft
Calumet Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Calumet Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet Township | #740 | D | C+ | — | C− | D |
| Chicago | #676 | C− | C− | D | C | B+ |
| Riverdale | #761 | D− | B− | — | D | D− |
| Calumet Park | #753 | D− | C+ | D | C− | C |
| Worth Township | #531 | C+ | C | — | C | B+ |
| Thornton Township | #693 | D | C+ | — | C− | C |
| Blue Island | #707 | D | B− | C− | C− | C+ |
Calumet Township, Riverdale, Worth Township and Thornton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Calumet Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Calumet Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Calumet Township, IL a good place to live?
Calumet Township grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #740 of 767 in Illinois. It grades D for health and C− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Calumet 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+.