Cazenovia TownshipIL
A town of 1,610, settled in 1871. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Cazenovia Township a good place to live?
The best of Cazenovia Township’s subject grades is an A− for schools; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Cazenovia Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Cazenovia Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Cazenovia Township stand out
Where Cazenovia Township beats most towns.
94% of working residents leave Cazenovia Township for work
Where Cazenovia Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Cazenovia Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Cazenovia Township is from typical.
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Moving to Cazenovia Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cazenovia 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 Cazenovia Township.
Public schools in Cazenovia Township beat 77% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowpoint-Washburn Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 157 | B |
| Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High SchLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 156 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most of Cazenovia Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Cazenovia Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Cazenovia Township has lost 40 jobs, to 202 in 2023. 7% of Cazenovia Township workers work from home, below both the Illinois town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%).
| Cazenovia Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Cazenovia Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Cazenovia Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 16° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Cazenovia Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cazenovia Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cazenovia Township is healthier than 57% of U.S. towns
Cazenovia Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 19% of Cazenovia Township adults binge drink.
| Cazenovia Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Cazenovia Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.9% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cazenovia Township has set aside 1.6% of its land for conservation
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grant Ireland Memorial Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Starved Rock State Park and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cazenovia Township. Close and well known come first.
36 mi State parkStarved Rock State Park
24 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park17 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo33 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo
6 mi MuseumMetamora Courthouse State Historic Site
6 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I HousePhoto credits
Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Cazenovia Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cazenovia Township
About 2 of every 100 Cazenovia Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Cazenovia Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Cazenovia is an unincorporated community in Cazenovia Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The community is located along Illinois Route 89 4.4 miles (7.1 km) north-northeast of Metamora.
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- Elevation
- 781 ft
Cazenovia Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Cazenovia Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazenovia Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B |
| Richland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metamora Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Linn Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Partridge Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cazenovia Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Cazenovia Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Richland Township, Metamora Township, Linn Township and Partridge Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cazenovia Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Cazenovia Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cazenovia Township, IL a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Cazenovia 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 B.