Dorr TownshipIL
A town of 21,614, settled in 1845.
What should you know before moving to Dorr Township?
Dorr Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades A, ranked 138th of 767 in Illinois. Its schools rank ahead of 80% of Illinois towns and the median household earns $88K. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 91% of U.S. towns. Dorr Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. On history, just 97 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Pleasant Valley, 328 acres with 3.9 miles of trail.
What makes Dorr Township stand out
Where Dorr Township beats most towns.
How Dorr Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Dorr Township is from typical.
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Moving to Dorr Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dorr Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dorr Township.
Dorr Township carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Illinois (mostly inland flooding) and trades workers with Woodstock and other neighbors.
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Dorr Township is lower
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 99% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $310 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
At 7 of 100, Dorr Township’s FEMA risk score is below both the Illinois town median (50 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1979, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dorr Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For schools, Dorr Township earns an A−
Its public schools are run by Woodstock CUSD 200. Two of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 736 | A− |
| Woodstock High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 988 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Conserved land covers 7.5% of Dorr Township
That puts Dorr Township where Illinois’ towns sit at 3.6% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. 20 miles of trail in 21 parks and preserves.
| Dorr Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.5% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pleasant Valley | 3.9 mi | 328 |
| 2. Emricson Park | 3.5 mi | 118 |
| 3. Hennen Conservation Area | 1.8 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Dorr Township is healthier than 74% of U.S. towns
Dorr Township beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Dorr Township.
| Dorr Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Dorr Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.2% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 7.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.5% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Dorr Township
Dorr Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Dorr Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in seven working residents works right in Dorr Township
Dorr Township has about as many jobs (9,070) as working residents, but only 1,519 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 11,736 in 2013 to 9,070.
Most working residents leave Dorr Township for work: only 15% work in town. Since 2013, Dorr Township has lost 2,666 jobs, to 9,070 in 2023. The top destinations are Woodstock (15%), Crystal Lake (9%) and Chicago (9%).
| Dorr Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
An age mix much like Illinois’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. 19% of Dorr Township residents are under 18. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Dorr Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.7 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Dorr Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.6% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.4% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.6% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.3% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Six Flags Great America and 36 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dorr Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
33 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
7 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
32 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
31 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
37 mi MuseumMorton ArboretumPhoto credits
Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Morton Arboretum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Everything we know about Dorr Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dorr Township
About 7 of every 100 Dorr Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Dorr Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Dorr Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,752 and it contained 8,929 housing units. Dorr Township changed its name from Centre Township on December 28, 1850. It includes the census-designated place of Ridgefield.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
Dorr Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Dorr Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorr Township | #138 | A | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Greenwood Township | #273 | A− | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Grafton Township | #260 | A− | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Nunda Township | #391 | B | C− | — | B | A− |
| Woodstock | #101 | A | C+ | A− | A− | B+ |
| Seneca Township | #501 | B− | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| Crystal Lake | #232 | A− | C | B | B+ | A |
| Ridgefield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dorr Township, Greenwood Township, Grafton Township, Nunda Township and Seneca Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Ridgefield isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Dorr Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Dorr Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dorr Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Dorr Township grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #138 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools.
Is Dorr 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.