Dunham TownshipIL
A town of 2,783, settled in 1846.
Is Dunham Township a good place to live?
Dunham Township grades B− overall, 491st of 767 graded towns in Illinois, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns and natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, its public schools trail 93% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. Dunham Township’s median age is 29.9 years, below both Illinois’ towns (40.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 768 Illinois towns, just 4 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Dunham Township. The biggest place to walk is Rush Creek Conservation Area, 487 acres with 5.3 miles of trail.
What makes Dunham Township stand out
Where Dunham Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Crosby Elem Sch | K–3 | 655 |
How Dunham Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Dunham Township is from typical.
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Moving to Dunham Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dunham Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dunham Township.
Dunham Township carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Illinois (mostly inland flooding) and trades workers with Chicago and other neighbors, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Dunham Township earns a D for schools
Its public schools are run by Harvard CUSD 50. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Elem SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 655 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Dunham Township
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of Illinois towns; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Dunham Township’s FEMA risk score is 13 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Dunham Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rush Creek Conservation Area | 5.3 mi | 487 |
| 2. Gateway Nature Park | 0.6 mi | 19 |
| 3. Beck's Woods | 0.4 mi | 45 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Dunham Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Dunham Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Dunham Township is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Dunham Township
Dunham Township has about as many jobs (1,108) as working residents, but only 59 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Dunham Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Dunham Township has added 197 jobs, to 1,108 in 2023. The top destinations are Chicago (10%), Harvard (9%) and Woodstock (8%).
| Dunham Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $93,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Dunham Township is less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,613 U.S. towns with household incomes like Dunham Township’s, it is less healthy than 67%, so it trails even them.
Dunham Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 15% of Dunham Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Dunham Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Dunham Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 14.6% | 9.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13% | 10.3% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 21.7% | 18.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Dunham Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Dunham Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Dunham Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Dunham Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Dunham Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,844 and it contained 1,035 housing units. It includes southern portions of Harvard, most of the city being in Chemung Township, and part of the census-designated place of Chemung. Dunham Township changed its name from Byron Township on December 28, 1850, to avoid confusion with Byron Township and to honor a resident, Solomon J. Dunham.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
Dunham Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Dunham Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunham Township | #491 | B− | B | — | D | B− |
| Chemung Township | #627 | C− | B− | — | D | B− |
| Boone Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B |
| Hartland Township | — | — | D | — | B | B |
| Marengo Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Boone Township and Hartland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Dunham Township, Chemung Township, Boone Township and Hartland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Marengo Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Dunham Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Dunham Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dunham Township, IL a good place to live?
Dunham Township grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #491 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B− for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Dunham Township, IL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $247,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.