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Eagle TownshipIL

A town of 1,437, settled in 1844.

Population
1,437
2025 Census estimate · −2% since 2020
Median home value
$153K
Census ACS
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
51.4
years
Jobs based here
146
A commuter town

Is Eagle Township a good place to live?

Eagle Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 86 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse. Eagle Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestACost of livingWeakestDWalkabilityC−SchoolsCHealth
Small town

1,437 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Kangley · 2 miBruce Township · 4 miLeonore · 5 miStreator · 5 miRichland Township · 5 miReading Township · 6 mi
Bruce TownshipStreatorRichland TownshipReading TownshipVermillion TownshipBruce TownshipStreatorRichland TownshipReading TownshipVermillion TownshipEagle Township

How Eagle Township grades

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

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $153K, 2.1 years of the Ottawa area’s $72K median household incomeAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.9 of 20; 0.3% of households have no car; 0.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →SchoolsC−Open →HealthOSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center 16.7 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income146 jobs based hereCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0% conserved landCOpen →HistoryBOpen →Civic life1.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 51.4; 17% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Eagle Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterIl American-Streator water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Eagle Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsStreator Township High School District 40Streator Elementary School District 442 districts serve Eagle Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereLaSalle County ClerkLaSalle County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes61364, 6137061364 98% · 61370 2%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 Eagle Township.

SchoolsC−

Eagle Township’s public schools trail 84% of Illinois districts

Its public schools are run by Streator ESD 44. Its one school is below.

16%of IL districts it outscoresC−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Kimes Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2Grades PK–2415–
Full pageEagle Township’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsStreator ESD 44Vs. the neighborsBehind its 3 graded neighborsEvery school1 school · Kimes Elem SchoolQuestions“Are Eagle Township’s schools good?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C

Most of Eagle Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Eagle Township for work: only 1% work in town. Eagle Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The median household income in Eagle Township is $54,000.

1%work in town
Eagle TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work18 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$54,000$83,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town0.9%8.3%8%
Below the poverty line7.3%8.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Eagle Township1%
Streator28%
Ottawa9%
Reading Township5%
Chicago4%
18 mi
median commute distance
146
jobs based in Eagle Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns
Full pageEagle Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here146 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Eagle TownshipCommute times18 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 18 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

Health in Eagle Township trails 75% of U.S. towns

Eagle Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Eagle Township, above both Illinois’ towns (13%) and U.S. towns (14%). 17% of Eagle Township adults smoke cigarettes.

25%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Eagle TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%13%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)23%18%19%
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better17 too close to call15 worse
What stands outEagle TownshipIL
More adults with COPD9.7%6.3%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15%10.3%
More smokers17%12.1%
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center
16.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageEagle Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby16.7 miles to an ER · OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IL on 0 of 32

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

Climate

In Eagle Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Eagle Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 16° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–35°
Spring39–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageEagle Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 16°Rain & snow26″ of snow a winter · 37 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Eagle Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Eagle Township since 2013.

56risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
56Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2013
1
federal disasters paid out here
Full pageEagle Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claimsSince 2013Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Eagle TownshipGet ready2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsC

Eagle Township has set aside 0.1% of its land for conservation

4.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0.1%conserved
Eagle TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.1%3.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.30.4
0.1%
conserved · 27 of 19,898 acres
4.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Full pageEagle Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map4.0 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0.1% conserved · 27 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Eagle Township?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Eagle Township

18pages on Eagle Township
The big questions
SchoolsC−Behind 84% of IL districts · 1 schoolHealthCBetter than IL on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingAWork & commuteC$54K median household income · 146 jobs hereNatural hazardsCFEMA risk higher than 56% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsC4 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions24 nearby · Starved Rock State Park 13 miLibraryCStreator Public LibraryCollegesIllinois Valley Community College is 14.8 mi away
The story
HistoryBSettled 1844Town Hall & politicsClimate85° summer highs · 26″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Eagle Township

Illinois Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Oglesby14.8 mi$4,200 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Eagle Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Eagle Township for work

Where Eagle Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

28% → Streator Streator 28% 9% → Ottawa Ottawa 9% 5% → Reading Township Reading Township 5% 4% → Chicago Chicago 4% 3% → Peru Peru 3% 2% → LaSalle LaSalle 2% Eagle Township · 1% stay
146jobs based in Eagle Township
1%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Eagle Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Eagle Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,599 and it contained 724 housing units.

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

Area
31 sq mi

Questions about Eagle Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Eagle Township, IL expensive?

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 A.