Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Camp Point Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living, walkability, and civic life; its weakest is a C for incomes. 30% of residents are under 18 in Camp Point Township, above both Illinois’ towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%). On civic life, just 90 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Bailey Park, at 27 acres. Camp Point Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Camp Point Township beats most towns.
Where Camp Point Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Camp Point Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,131 in 1880, 1,121 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1948 and 3 maps from 1948 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Camp Point 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Camp Point Township.
Most working residents leave Camp Point Township for work: only 12% work in town. Camp Point Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Camp Point Township fell to 461 in 2023, 42 fewer than in 2013.
| Camp Point Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Central CUSD 3. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–4 | Grades 1–4 | 227 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Camp Point Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 18° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Camp Point Township beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 19% of adults binge drink in Camp Point Township.
| Camp Point Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Camp Point Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.8% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Camp Point Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bailey Park | — | 27 |
| 2. Longlett Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Camp Point Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Camp Point Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Camp Point is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,121 at the 2020 census, down from 1,132 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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4 towns share a border with Camp Point Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Point Township | — | — | A | — | C | B− |
| Columbus Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Honey Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Houston Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clayton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Camp Point Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Camp Point Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Columbus Township, Honey Creek Township, Houston Township and Clayton Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Camp Point Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
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.