Ewing TownshipIL
A town of 1,310, settled in 1850.
Is Ewing Township a good place to live?
Ewing Township’s weakest subject grade is a C− for walkability. Ewing Township’s median age is 29 years, against 40.7 years in Illinois’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area, at 759 acres. Ewing Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,310 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Ewing Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Ewing Township is from typical.
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Moving to Ewing Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ewing 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ewing Township.
Ewing Township’s typical home value is about $168K
The typical Ewing Township home is worth about $168,000, up 13.3% in a year, 43% below the Illinois typical home. 87% of households own their home in Ewing Township, above both the Illinois town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). The median rent in Ewing Township is $950 a month.
| Ewing Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $950 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Public schools in Ewing Township beat 54% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Ewing Northern CCSD 115. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing-Northern Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 231 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Ewing Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Ewing Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Ewing Township grew to 186 in 2023, 38 more than in 2013. 14% of Ewing Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Ewing Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Ewing Township are less healthy than 71% of U.S. towns
Ewing Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Ewing Township.
| Ewing Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Ewing Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.9% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 16.8% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
High risk in Ewing Township, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Ewing Township
Ewing Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Ewing Township’s July high is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Ewing Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area | 0.9 mi | 759 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ewing Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ewing Township
About 2 of every 100 Ewing Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
98% of working residents leave Ewing Township for work
Where Ewing Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ewing Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Ewing is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 300 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 471 ft
- ZIP code
- 62836
Questions about Ewing Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ewing Township, IL expensive?
That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($56,740 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.