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Dahlgren TownshipIL

A town of 1,124, settled in 1871.

Population
1,124
2025 Census estimate · −1.8% since 2020
Median home value
$109K
Census ACS
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
35.8
years
Jobs based here
505
Balanced

Is Dahlgren Township a good place to live?

The best of Dahlgren Township’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 19 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score higher on cost of living. Dahlgren Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA+Cost of livingWeakestDWalkabilityCJobs & incomeCHazard risk
Small town

1,124 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Dahlgren · 2 miBelle Rive · 5 miBelle Prairie City · 6 miPendleton Township · 7 miMoores Prairie Township · 7 miKnight Prairie Township · 7 mi
Crouch TownshipSouth Crouch TownshipPendleton TownshipKnight Prairie TownshipFour Mile TownshipMoores Prairie TownshipCrouch TownshipSouth Crouch TownshipPendleton TownshipKnight Prairie TownshipFour Mile TownshipMoores Prairie TownshipDahlgren Township

How Dahlgren Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Dahlgren Township is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.4 of 20; 3.5% of households have no car; 0.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & incomeCOpen →Hazard riskearthquakes tops the listCOpen →HealthHamilton Memorial Hospital 9.5 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors5 miles of trails; 4% conserved landB−Open →HistoryC+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.
ClimateCold winters, 88° summer afternoons, 13″ of snow–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.8; 8% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Dahlgren Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Dahlgren Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDahlgren water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers83% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Dahlgren Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHamilton County Community Unit School District 10Which school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereHamilton County ClerkHamilton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes62828, 62859, 6281062828 92% · 62859 4% · 62810 4%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 Dahlgren Township.

SchoolsB−

Public schools in Dahlgren Township beat 54% of Illinois districts

Its public schools are run by Hamilton Co CUSD 10. Its one school is below.

54%of IL districts it outscoresB−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Dahlgren Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6Grades K–6139B+
Full pageDahlgren Township’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsHamilton Co CUSD 10Vs. the neighborsAhead of its graded neighborEvery school1 school · Dahlgren Elem SchoolQuestions“Are Dahlgren Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation

Climate

In Dahlgren Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Dahlgren Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Dahlgren Township’s July high is 88°F, above both Illinois’ towns (84°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).

13″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–43°
Spring45–66°
Summer65–86°
Fall46–68°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageDahlgren Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 24°Rain & snow13″ of snow a winter · 47 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC

Dahlgren Township is less healthy than 66% of U.S. towns

Dahlgren Township beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 15% of Dahlgren Township adults report frequent physical distress, against 13% in Illinois’ towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 16% of Dahlgren Township adults smoke cigarettes.

34%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Dahlgren TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%35%35%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%37%35%
32 measures vs. Illinois
2 better19 too close to call11 worse
What stands outDahlgren TownshipIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.7%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.8%13.2%
More adults with COPD9.4%6.3%
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
9.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageDahlgren Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby9.5 miles to an ER · Hamilton Memorial HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IL on 2 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

High risk in Dahlgren Township, with earthquakes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes
Full pageDahlgren Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters8 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

Most working residents commute out of Dahlgren Township

Most working residents leave Dahlgren Township for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Dahlgren Township grew to 505 in 2023, 268 more than in 2013. The median household income in Dahlgren Township is $67,000.

9%work in town
Dahlgren TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Median household income$67,000$83,000$80,000
Average trip to work26 minutes26 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Dahlgren Township9%
Mount Vernon23%
McLeansboro14%
Dahlgren3%
Marion2%
18 mi
median commute distance
505
jobs based in Dahlgren Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns
Full pageDahlgren Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here505 jobs based here · BalancedWhere people work9% work in Dahlgren TownshipCommute times26 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 18 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

OutdoorsB−

Dahlgren Township has set aside 4.1% of its land for conservation

4.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Dahlgren Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

4.1%conserved
Dahlgren TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.30.4
Conserved land4.1%3.7%4.3%
4.1%
conserved · 1,412 of 34,622 acres
4.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Full pageDahlgren Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map4.7 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land4.1% conserved · 1,412 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Dahlgren Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dahlgren Township

17pages on Dahlgren Township
The big questions
SchoolsB−Beat 54% of IL districts · 1 schoolHealthCBetter than IL on 2 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA+Work & commuteC$67K median household income · 505 jobs hereNatural hazardsCFEMA risk higher than 65% of U.S. communities · earthquakes
Out and about
OutdoorsB−5 mi of trails · 4% conserved landPlacesLibraryCMccoy Memorial LibraryCollegesRend Lake College is 14.8 mi away
The story
HistoryC+Settled 1871Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 1,124 residentsClimate88° summer highs · 13″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 62828Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Dahlgren Township

Rend Lake CollegeCommunity college · Public · Ina14.8 mi$4,500 in-state tuition

About 1 of every 100 Dahlgren Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Dahlgren Township

Village in Illinois, United States

Dahlgren is a village in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 504 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1872
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
512 ft
ZIP code
62828
Area code
618

Questions about Dahlgren Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Dahlgren Township, IL expensive?

Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $109,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.