Flagg, IL Elevator 01, 2007
Flagg Township’s story
142 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 3 maps from 1952 on.
- 1884Flagg Township is settled
Flagg TownshipIL
A town of 13,335, settled in 1884.
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5
Population
13,335
2025 Census estimate · −0.3% since 2020
Median home value
$169K
Census ACS
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
37.1
years
Jobs based here
3,839
Balanced
TownGrade
C
#578 of 767 in IL
Is Flagg Township a good place to live?
Flagg Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $169K for a typical one, or 2.1 years of the Rochelle area’s $82K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 578th of 767 in Illinois. 28% of working residents work locally in Flagg Township, above both Illinois’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). The biggest park or preserve is Skare Park, at 316 acres.
WeakestCSchools
How Flagg Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Flagg Township is from typical.
SchoolsCOpen →Cost of livingB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.5 of 20; 5.9% of households have no car; 1.3% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →HealthRochelle Community Hospital 2.8 miles awayC+Open →Jobs & income$74K median household income; 3,839 jobs based hereB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trails; 2% conserved landB−Open →HistoryBOpen →Civic life2.5 library visits per resident; 3.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
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 Flagg Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Flagg Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRochelle water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNorthern Illinois DisposalIn townOpenStreetMap
SchoolsRochelle Township High School District 212Rochelle Community Consolidated District 231Kings Consolidated School District 1443 districts serve Flagg 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.govWho runs elections hereOgle County ClerkOgle County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code6106861068 100%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 Flagg Township.
SchoolsC
Flagg Township’s public schools trail 71% of Illinois districts
Two of the 7 schools are below, and why each made the list. The largest public high school is Rochelle Twp High School, with 859 students. The public schools here belong to Rochelle CCSD 231.
29%of IL districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–1 | Grades PK–1 | 491 | C− |
| Rochelle Twp High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 859 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Climate
Flagg Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 13°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
28″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter17–32°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall41–62°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
About one in three of Flagg Township’s working residents commute to Rochelle
The top destinations are Rochelle (34%), Rockford (7%) and Chicago (5%). About one worker in four stays in Flagg Township for work. The average trip to work locally is 22 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles.
28%work in town
| Flagg Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.7% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Flagg Township28%
Rochelle34%
Rockford7%
Chicago5%
DeKalb4%
18 mi
median commute distance
3,839
jobs based in Flagg Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC+
Flagg Township is less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns
42% of adults have obesity in Flagg Township. Among adults in the town, 19% binge drink and 77% had a checkup this year.
41%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Flagg Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Flagg Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.3% | 10.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 12.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 6.3% |
Rochelle Community Hospital
2.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
28th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Flagg Township: inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. Flagg Township has had 16 paid flood insurance claims since 1993. 57% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 17%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2008.
59risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
16
paid flood claims since 1993
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsB−
Conservation land takes up 2.1% of Flagg Township
Walkers can cover 3.4 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves. For Flagg Township, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
#516for trails in IL
| Flagg Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
2.1%
conserved · 465 of 22,671 acres
3.4 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Atwood Park | 0.4 mi | 10 |
| 2. Skare Park | — | 316 |
| 3. Drexler Park | — | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 32 attractions →Illinois Railway Museum and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Flagg Township. Close and well known come first.
36 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
23 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
20 mi National Historic SiteRonald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
19 mi TheatreEgyptian Theatre, DeKalb
25 mi GardenAnderson Japanese Gardens
19 mi MuseumEllwood HouseSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Flagg Township
18pages on Flagg Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Flagg Township
About 8 of every 100 Flagg Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Flagg Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Flagg is an unincorporated community in the southeastern portion of Ogle County in Flagg Township, Illinois, United States. It may be found at the crossroads of Grange and Titus Roads.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 781 ft
Flagg Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Flagg Township.
Dement TownshipReynolds TownshipRochelleWhite Rock TownshipHillcrestLafayette TownshipFlagg Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagg Township | #578 | C | B+ | — | C | C+ |
| Dement Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reynolds Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rochelle | #607 | C | B+ | — | C− | C+ |
| White Rock Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hillcrest | — | — | B | — | C | B− |
| Lafayette Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hillcrest has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Flagg Township, Rochelle and Hillcrest report no FBI crime data of their own. Dement Township, Reynolds Township, White Rock Township and Lafayette Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Flagg Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Flagg Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Flagg Township, IL a good place to live?
Flagg Township grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #578 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C+ for health and C for schools.
Is Flagg 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 B+.