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Dunleith Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $195K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the county’s $74K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 375th of 767 in Illinois. On the plus side, 19% of its land is conserved. 19% of the land in Dunleith Township is conserved, against 3.6% in Illinois’ towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Among 768 Illinois towns, just 1 have a lower January low than Dunleith Township. The biggest park or preserve is Dunleith Park, at 25 acres.
Where Dunleith Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Dunleith Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,037 in 1880, a peak of 2,408 in 1970, 1,505 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dunleith 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Dunleith Township.
Dunleith Township sends many workers across the state line to Davenport and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
4.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gramercy Park | 0.3 mi | 9 |
| 2. Dunleith Park | — | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by East Dubuque USD 119. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Dubuque Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 359 | B |
| East Dubuque High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 180 | B+ |
| East Dubuque Jr HighTop results in townGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 84 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dunleith Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 12° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
58% of working residents cross a state line to work, Davenport among the top destinations. The average commute for its 1,390 working residents takes 19.7 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Dunleith Township for work: only 16% work in town. At 20 minutes, Dunleith Township’s average trip to work is where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 6.5% of workers work from home in Dunleith Township.
| Dunleith Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 6.5% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 10,482 U.S. towns with household incomes like Dunleith Township’s, it is healthier than 77%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Dunleith Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 37% of Dunleith Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Dunleith Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Dunleith Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.9% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dunleith Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MountainCharles Mound
3 mi MuseumNational Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium250K visitors a year
3 mi TheatreFive Flags Center10 mi MuseumChicago Athenaeum3 mi MuseumDubuque Museum of Art
25 mi MuseumNational Farm Toy MuseumCharles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Five Flags Center: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Farm Toy Museum: Madmaxmarchhare of English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5
5 within 15 miles of the center of Dunleith Township
About 3 of every 100 Dunleith Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
East Dubuque is a city in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,505 at the 2020 census, down from 1,704 in 2010. East Dubuque is located alongside the Mississippi River. Across the river is the city of Dubuque, Iowa. The city limits extend along the river to the Illinois-Wisconsin border.
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4 towns share a border with Dunleith Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunleith Township | #375 | B | B+ | — | B | B |
| Menominee Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| East Dubuque | — | — | A | — | B | B |
Menominee Township and East Dubuque have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Dunleith Township, Menominee Township and East Dubuque report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Dunleith Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Dunleith Township grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #375 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health and B for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
