Custer TownshipIL
A town of 1,347, settled in 1877.
Is Custer Township a good place to live?
The best of Custer Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and the outdoors; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Custer Township’s mean commuting time is 36 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On hazard risk, just 58 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. 13% of the land in Custer Township is conserved, where Illinois’ towns sit at 3.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Kankakee River State Park, at 596 acres. Custer Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns. Custer Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,347 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Custer Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Custer Township is from typical.
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Moving to Custer Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Custer 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 Custer Township.
Custer Township faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Custer Township’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 82 of 100. FEMA puts 70% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to cold waves. Since 2015, Custer Township has seen 2 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Custer Township work out of town
The top destinations are Chicago (10%), Joliet (9%) and Wilmington (5%). Custer Township’s typical household income is $122,000. The share of working residents in Custer Township who work locally: 1.4%. For half of commuters, work is under 30 miles away.
| Custer Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $122,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Custer Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Custer Township has set aside 12.6% of its land for conservation
Walkers can cover 9.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The concentration of trails for Custer Township comes to 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kankakee River State Park | — | 596 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On CDC estimates, Custer Township is less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
In Custer Township, two in five adults have obesity. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Custer Township is ahead of Illinois on 5 and behind on 6.
| Custer Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Custer Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.4% | 15.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Custer Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Custer Township
About 1 of every 100 Custer Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Custer Township for work
Where Custer Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Custer Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Custer Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,430 and it contained 612 housing units.
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- Area
- 26 sq mi
Questions about Custer Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Custer 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−.