Dayton TownshipIL
A town of 2,379, settled in 1837. A regional job hub with 3,997 jobs.
Is Dayton Township a good place to live?
Dayton Township’s best subject grade is an A− for civic life; its weakest is a C for incomes. 25% of residents live below the poverty line in Dayton Township, above both the Illinois town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Dayton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Dayton Township stand out
Where Dayton Township beats most towns.
Every workday, about 3,919 people come to Dayton Township for work
Where Dayton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Dayton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Dayton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Dayton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dayton 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 Dayton Township.
With 3.9 jobs for every working resident, Dayton Township draws in 3,919 commuters
Most working residents leave Dayton Township for work: only 8% work in town. At 20 minutes, Dayton Township’s average trip to work is against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Ottawa (21%), Peru (6%) and LaSalle (4%).
| Dayton Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.7% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaSalle Co Detention Center 6-8Largest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | – | – |
| LaSalle Co Detention Center 9-12Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Dayton Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Dayton Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Dayton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 15° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Dayton Township trails 55% of U.S. towns
Dayton Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 15% of Dayton Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Dayton Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Dayton Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 6.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.5% | 5.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Dayton Township has set aside 0.4% of its land for conservation
0.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilbert Thompson Park | 0.4 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Dayton Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Dayton Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Dayton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Dayton Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Dayton Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,455 and it contained 979 housing units. It contains the census-designated places of Dayton and Wedron.
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- Area
- 21 sq mi
Dayton Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Dayton Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Township | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Rutland Township | #519 | C+ | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Ottawa Township | #613 | C | B | — | C+ | C+ |
| Serena Township | — | — | C | — | C | B |
| Wallace Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freedom Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ottawa | #656 | C− | B− | C+ | B− | C+ |
Dayton Township and Serena Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Dayton Township, Rutland Township, Ottawa Township and Serena Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wallace Township and Freedom Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Dayton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Dayton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dayton 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+.