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Channahon Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $327K for a typical one, or 3.6 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 333rd among Illinois's 767 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $136K. 30% of the land in Channahon Township is conserved, against 3.6% in Illinois’ towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 44 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, at 1,609 acres.
Where Channahon Township beats most towns.
29.8% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Channahon Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 261 in 1900, 13,383 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Channahon 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 Channahon Township.
Channahon Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes, has household incomes well above the Illinois norm and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
14 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area | 3.2 mi | 824 |
| 2. McKinley Wood Forest Preserve | 2.3 mi | 482 |
| 3. Central Park | 1.3 mi | 44 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Channahon SD 17. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| N B Galloway Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 364 | – |
| Families of Faith Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 265 | – |
| Channahon Junior High SchoolTop results in townGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 269 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Against the 3,891 U.S. towns with household incomes like Channahon Township’s, it is less healthy than 79%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Channahon Township beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 21% of adults binge drink in Channahon Township, above both the Illinois town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 9.9% of adults have diabetes in Channahon Township.
| Channahon Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Channahon Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Channahon Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 16° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 4,476 in 2013 to 7,830.
Most working residents leave Channahon Township for work: only 7% work in town. Channahon Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Channahon Township has added 3,354 jobs, to 7,830 in 2023.
| Channahon Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $136,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9.6% | 11% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 60 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Channahon Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Channahon Township. Close and well known come first.
38 mi National ParkIndiana Dunes National Park2.6M visitors a year
31 mi Stadium & arenaSeatGeek Stadium
39 mi LandmarkOak Woods Cemetery
40 mi Stadium & arenaStagg Field
5 mi National forestMidewin National Tallgrass PrairieIndiana Dunes National Park: J. Crocker, Attribution · SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oak Woods Cemetery: Unknown, Attribution · Stagg Field: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Channahon Township
About 7 of every 100 Channahon Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Channahon ( SHAN-ə-hon) is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River. The Illinois and Michigan Canal also passes through the village, intersecting the DuPage River at Channahon State Park. Most of the village is within Channahon Township of Will County.
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4 towns share a border with Channahon Township.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Troy Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channahon Township | #333 | B+ | B | — | B | B+ |
| Troy Township | #398 | B | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Aux Sable Township | #437 | B | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Wilmington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | #518 | C+ | C+ | — | C | B− |
Channahon Township, Troy Township, Aux Sable Township and Jackson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wilmington Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Channahon Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Channahon Township grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #333 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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