Campton TownshipIL
A town of 17,328, settled in 1851.
Is Campton Township a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Campton Township grades A overall, 137th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. Residents are healthier than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household earns $181K and its schools rank ahead of 89% of Illinois towns. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $490K for a typical one and 5.4 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Campton Township’s median household income is $181,000, above both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). On the outdoors, just 79 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Meissner Prairie-Corron Forest Preserve, at 491 acres.
What makes Campton Township stand out
Where Campton Township beats most towns.
32 miles of trails in Campton Township
13.1% of the town is conserved land, across 16 parks and preserves.
How Campton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Campton Township is from typical.
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Wrigley Field and 71 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Campton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
28 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
Big draw39 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
29 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
34 mi Stadium & arenaSeatGeek StadiumPhoto credits
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Moving to Campton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Campton 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 Campton Township.
Campton Township has less food insecurity than most of Illinois, sends most of its workers to Chicago and beyond and pairs an A for schools with high home prices.
Conserved land covers 13.1% of Campton Township
32 miles of trail in 16 parks and preserves. The trail density in Campton Township is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Campton Forest Preserve | 7.1 mi | 385 |
| 2. Corron Farm | 4.7 mi | 217 |
| 3. Headwaters Park | 3.4 mi | 278 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Campton Township’s grade for schools is an A
Its A for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $490K.
Its public schools are run by St Charles CUSD 303. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell-Graham Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 520 | A+ |
| Lily Lake Grade SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 275 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Campton Township’s grade for health is an A
Its widest gap with Illinois is food insecurity: 7.6% of its 14,424 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.9% statewide. Against the 1,332 U.S. towns with household incomes like Campton Township’s, it is less healthy than 57%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
20% of adults binge drink in Campton Township. Campton Township beats the Illinois average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of adults get no exercise outside work in Campton Township.
| Campton Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Campton Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer of Campton Township’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
Campton Township has 1,989 jobs for its 8,170 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 1,420 in 2013 to 1,989.
2% of Campton Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Campton Township has added 569 jobs, to 1,989 in 2023. Campton Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes.
| Campton Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 11% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Campton Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Campton Township
Campton Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 14° 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 Campton Township
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Campton Township
About 4 of every 100 Campton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
96% of working residents leave Campton Township for work
Where Campton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Campton Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Campton Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,064 and it contained 5,828 housing units. The township's rural character is subject to increased development. Following an annexation by Elgin, Illinois of northern land for high density development, in May 2007 most of the unincorporated areas of the township became part of the new Village of Campton Hills.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 889 ft
Campton Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Campton Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campton Township | #137 | A | C− | — | A | A |
| St. Charles Township | #146 | A | D | — | A | A |
| Campton Hills | #6 | A+ | C | A+ | A | A+ |
| Virgil Township | — | — | C | — | A− | A− |
| St. Charles | #153 | A | D | B | A | A |
| Plato Township | #60 | A | C+ | — | A | A |
| Blackberry Township | #259 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Lily Lake | — | — | C+ | — | A | A |
Virgil Township and Lily Lake have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Campton Township, St. Charles Township, Virgil Township, Plato Township, Blackberry Township and Lily Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Campton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Campton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Campton Township, IL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Campton Township grades A overall, better than 89% of U.S. towns and #137 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Campton 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 C−.