Caldwell Farmstead · National Register of Historic Places
Curran Township’s story
165 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 maps from 1924 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1861Curran Township is settled
Curran TownshipIL
5 bordering townsMap →
Caldwell Farmstead · Photo: Coalfather · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,533
2025 Census estimate · −1.9% since 2020
Median home value
$245K
Census ACS
Household income
$103K
median
Median age
43.5
years
Jobs based here
127
A commuter town
Is Curran Township a good place to live?
Curran Township’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for health; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 110 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. Caldwell Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Curran Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Curran Township stand out
Where Curran Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Curran Township for work
Where Curran Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
127jobs based in Curran Township
0%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Curran Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Curran Township is from typical.
Jobs & income$103K median household incomeAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.9 of 20; 0.3% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthSt. Johns Hospital 8 miles awayA−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 39% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $245K, 3.2 years of the Springfield metro’s $76K median household incomeC+Open →SchoolsBehind 54% of Illinois districts on tests and graduationB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksCOpen →History1 place on the National RegisterB+Open →Civic life2.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 13 attractions →Lincoln Tomb and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Curran Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi LandmarkLincoln Tomb
8 mi National Historic SiteLincoln Home National Historic Site124K visitors a year8 mi National MonumentSpringfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
8 mi MuseumOld State Capitol State Historic Site
17 mi MuseumLincoln's New Salem
7 mi MuseumIllinois State MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Curran Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Curran Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSpringfield water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers76% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Curran Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSangamon County ClerkSangamon County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes62670, 62711, 62629, 6267762670 42% · 62711 38% · 62629 17% · 62677 3%Census 2020
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 Curran Township.
HealthA−
On CDC estimates, Curran Township is healthier than 85% of U.S. towns
Curran Township beats the Illinois average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Curran Township adults get no exercise outside work, against 23% in Illinois’ towns and 25% across U.S. towns. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Curran Township.
85%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Curran Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
14 better17 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Curran Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
St. Johns Hospital
8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Curran Township than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
0.3% of Curran Township working residents work locally, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. Since 2013, Curran Township has lost 131 jobs, to 127 in 2023. Curran Township’s average trip to work is 17 minutes.
0%work in town
| Curran Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Curran Township0%
Springfield66%
Bloomington2%
Woodside Township2%
Champaign1%
8 mi
median commute distance
127
jobs based in Curran Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Curran Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Curran Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 19° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
22″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–39°
Spring42–64°
Summer63–85°
Fall44–66°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Curran Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1991, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Curran Township.
39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
6
paid flood claims since 1991
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Curran Township
17pages on Curran Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Curran Township
University of Illinois SpringfieldUniversity or college · Public · Springfield7.9 mi$12,252 in-state tuitionSt. John's College-Department of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Springfield8 miLincoln Land Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Springfield8.3 mi$3,744 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Curran Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Curran Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Curran is a village in Curran Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated in 2005. As of the 2020 census, Curran had a population of 213. Curran is located a few miles west of Springfield and is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 2005
- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 623 ft
Curran Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Curran Township.
SpringfieldCapital TownshipWoodside TownshipChatham TownshipIsland Grove TownshipCurran Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curran Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | A− |
| Springfield | #702 | D | B | D− | C− | C+ |
| Capital Township | #580 | C | B | — | C− | B− |
| Woodside Township | #372 | B | B+ | — | C− | B+ |
| Chatham Township | #167 | A | B− | — | B+ | A− |
| Island Grove Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Curran Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Curran Township, Capital Township, Woodside Township and Chatham Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Island Grove Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Curran Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Curran Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Curran 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 C+.