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A town of 2,425.
Population
2,425
2025 Census estimate · −1.5% since 2020
Median home value
$158K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
36.4
years
Jobs based here
324
A commuter town
Is Earl Township a good place to live?
Earl Township’s weakest subject grade is a C for incomes. On hazard risk, just 98 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. 12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Earl Township, below both the Illinois town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 103 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Earl Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Earl Township stand out
Where Earl Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
92% of working residents leave Earl Township for work
Where Earl Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
324jobs based in Earl Township
8%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Earl Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Earl Township is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 21% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →Jobs & income$68K median household income; 324 jobs based hereCOpen →SchoolsCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $158K, 2.2 years of the Ottawa area’s $72K median household incomeC+Open →HealthOSF Saint Paul Medical Center 11 miles awayB−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.7 of 20; 5.5% of households have no car; 3.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailDOpen →HistoryBOpen →Civic life2.6 library visits per resident; 3.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Earl Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Earl Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEarlville water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Earl Township’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereLaSalle County ClerkLaSalle County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes60518, 6053160518 95% · 60531 5%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 Earl Township.
SchoolsC
Public schools in Earl Township fall behind 66% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Earlville CUSD 9. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
34%of IL districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earlville Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 253 | B− |
| Earlville Jr/Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 97 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Earl Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Earl Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Earl Township for work: only 8% work in town. Earl Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Earl Township.
8%work in town
| Earl Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Earl Township8%
Ottawa9%
Earlville7%
Mendota5%
Chicago4%
28 mi
median commute distance
324
jobs based in Earl Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Earl Township
Earl Township has cold winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 15° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
30″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–33°
Spring38–60°
Summer61–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB−
Earl Township is less healthy than 54% of U.S. towns
Earl Township beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of Earl Township adults binge drink.
46%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Earl Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
1 better23 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Earl Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.1% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.3% |
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center
11 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,850 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dodge Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Earl Township
18pages on Earl Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Earl Township; the nearest are
Illinois Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Oglesby22.7 mi$4,200 in-state tuitionNorthern Illinois UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Dekalb24.3 mi$13,248 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Earl Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Earl Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Earl Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,432 and it contained 1,107 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 38 sq mi
Earl Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Earl Township.
Freedom TownshipMeriden TownshipPaw Paw TownshipAdams TownshipEarl Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Township | — | — | C+ | — | C | B− |
| Freedom Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meriden Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paw Paw Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adams Township | — | — | D | — | B+ | B |
Earl Township and Adams Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Earl Township and Adams Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Freedom Township, Meriden Township and Paw Paw Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Earl Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Earl Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Earl 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+.