Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
29% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Chillicothe Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $146K, 2 years of the Peoria metro’s $72K median household income. It grades A overall, ranked 123rd of 767 in Illinois. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 76% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, the median household earns $69K. 13% of the land in Chillicothe Township is conserved, where Illinois’ towns sit at 3.6% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area, 1,258 acres with 1 miles of trail. Chillicothe Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Where Chillicothe Township beats most towns.
Where Chillicothe 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 Chillicothe Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 663 in 1860, 6,128 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1861 and 2 maps from 1893 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chillicothe 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 Chillicothe Township.
Chillicothe Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has commutes shorter than most of Illinois.
The average commute for its 3,652 working residents takes 21.2 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Chillicothe Township for work: only 15% work in town. Chillicothe Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Chillicothe Township.
| Chillicothe Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 6.8% | 11% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Il Valley Central USD 321. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Il Valley Central High School, with 650 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 424 | A |
| Il Valley Central High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 650 | B+ |
| Chillicothe Jr HighTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 229 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Since 1978, 731 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chillicothe Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 10,454 U.S. towns with household incomes like Chillicothe Township’s, it is healthier than 90%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income. Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 6.3% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide.
Chillicothe Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 33% of Chillicothe Township adults have obesity.
| Chillicothe Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.3% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Chillicothe Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Chillicothe Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 16° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.5 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area | 1 mi | 1,258 |
| 2. Moffitt Nature Park | 0.6 mi | 23 |
| 3. Santa Fe Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chillicothe Township. Close and well known come first.
38 mi State parkStarved Rock State Park
19 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park15 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo
12 mi MuseumMetamora Courthouse State Historic Site
12 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I House
15 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical GardenStarved 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 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Chillicothe Township
About 4 of every 100 Chillicothe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Chillicothe () is a town on the Illinois River in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Chillicothe had a population of 6,128. Chillicothe is just north of the city of Peoria and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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6 towns share a border with Chillicothe Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chillicothe Township | #123 | A | A− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Partridge Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rome | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Lacon Township | — | — | A− | — | B | B− |
| Hallock Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Steuben Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | B |
| Medina Township | #212 | A− | C | — | A | A |
Rome, Lacon Township, Hallock Township and Steuben Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Chillicothe Township, Rome, Lacon Township, Hallock Township, Steuben Township and Medina Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Partridge Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Chillicothe Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Chillicothe Township grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #123 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
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 A−.
