Cherry Grove-Shannon TownshipIL
A town of 1,574. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Cherry Grove-Shannon Township a good place to live?
The best of Cherry Grove-Shannon Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and civic life; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Among 769 Illinois towns, just 5 have a lower January low than Cherry Grove-Shannon Township. Cherry Grove-Shannon Township is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 128 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Cherry Grove-Shannon Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Cherry Grove-Shannon Township stand out
Where Cherry Grove-Shannon Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Eastland Elementary School | PK–6 | 433 |
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
How Cherry Grove-Shannon Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Cherry Grove-Shannon Township is from typical.
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Moving to Cherry Grove-Shannon Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cherry Grove-Shannon Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cherry Grove-Shannon Township.
Cherry Grove-Shannon Township’s public schools outperform 84% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Eastland CUSD 308. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastland Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 433 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Cherry Grove-Shannon Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cherry Grove-Shannon Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Cherry Grove-Shannon Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 12° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cherry Grove-Shannon Township has 0.9 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Cherry Grove-Shannon Township for work: only 11% work in town. 17% of Cherry Grove-Shannon Township residents live below the poverty line, above both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Cherry Grove-Shannon Township grew to 458 in 2023, 88 more than in 2013.
| Cherry Grove-Shannon Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health in Cherry Grove-Shannon Township trails 52% of U.S. towns
Cherry Grove-Shannon Township beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 39% of Cherry Grove-Shannon Township adults have high blood pressure, where Illinois’ towns sit at 35% and U.S. towns at 35%. 13% of Cherry Grove-Shannon Township adults have diabetes.
| Cherry Grove-Shannon Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Cherry Grove-Shannon Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Cherry Grove-Shannon Township is conserved land
2.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Cherry Grove-Shannon Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cherry Grove-Shannon Township
About 2 of every 100 Cherry Grove-Shannon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Cherry Grove-Shannon Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Cherry Grove-Shannon Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Grove-Shannon Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B− |
| Freedom Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rock Creek-Lima Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B− |
| Forreston Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Lake Carroll | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loran Township | — | — | C | — | A− | C+ |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cherry Grove-Shannon Township, Rock Creek-Lima Township, Forreston Township and Loran Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cherry Grove-Shannon Township, Rock Creek-Lima Township, Forreston Township and Loran Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Freedom Township, Lake Carroll and Jefferson Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cherry Grove-Shannon Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Cherry Grove-Shannon Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cherry Grove-Shannon Township, IL a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Cherry Grove-Shannon Township, IL expensive?
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 B+.