Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,002, settled in 1858.
Catlin Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 483rd of 767 graded towns in Illinois, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $77K. A typical home there costs about $138K, 2.4 years of the Danville area’s $57K median household income. 25% of residents are 65 or older in Catlin Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. The biggest place to walk is Kickapoo State Recreation Area, 718 acres with 6 miles of trail. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
Where Catlin 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 Catlin Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 317 in 1880, 1,983 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 6 maps from 1899 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Catlin Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Catlin Township.
| Catlin Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kickapoo State Recreation Area | 6 mi | 718 |
| 2. Catlin Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Salt Fork CUSD 512. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 469 | – |
| Salt Fork High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 248 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Catlin Township for work: only 5% work in town. Catlin Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Catlin Township has added 192 jobs, to 440 in 2023.
| Catlin Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Catlin Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its C+ for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Oakwood Township (C) comes closest.
Catlin Township beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 40% of Catlin Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Catlin Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Catlin Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Catlin Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Catlin Township
About 3 of every 100 Catlin Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Catlin is a village in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Catlin had a population of 1,983. Catlin is the hometown of Illinois State Representative Chad Hays, who represented the 104th Representative District of Illinois.
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7 towns share a border with Catlin Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Blount Township (C) comes closest. Georgetown Township next door grades lower for schools (D to Catlin Township’s B) and higher for cost of living (A− to B−).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catlin Township | #483 | B− | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Oakwood Township | #679 | C− | B | — | C | C |
| Danville Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgetown Township | #673 | C− | A− | — | D | C |
| Vance Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamaica Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blount Township | #590 | C | B− | — | B | C− |
| Carroll Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Catlin Township, Oakwood Township, Georgetown Township and Blount Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Danville Township, Vance Township, Jamaica Township and Carroll Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Catlin Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Catlin Township grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #483 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C+ for health and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.