Frankfort TownshipFranklin County, IL
A town of 6,265, settled in 1821.
Is Frankfort Township a good place to live?
Frankfort Township grades D overall, ranked 744th of 767 in Illinois, mostly because of schools and incomes. Its public schools trail 93% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. The median household income is $57K, and 23% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: homes are within reach, about $90K for a typical one, or 1.6 years of the county’s $57K median household income. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Frankfort Township, above both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On health, just 41 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse. Frankfort Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns.
93% of working residents leave Frankfort Township for work
Where Frankfort Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Frankfort Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Frankfort Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Frankfort Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Frankfort 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 Frankfort Township.
For schools, Frankfort Township earns a D
Its public schools are run by Frankfort CUSD 168. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Frankfort Comm High School, with 416 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Intermediate SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 447 | C− |
| Frankfort Comm High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 416 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, more of Frankfort Township’s adults report frequent physical distress
17% of Frankfort Township adults report frequent physical distress. Frankfort Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 25% of Frankfort Township adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Frankfort Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Frankfort Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 6.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.5% | 10.3% |
| More smokers | 19% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Frankfort Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Frankfort Township for work: only 7% work in town. 4.4% of workers work from home in Frankfort Township. The top destinations are Marion (16%), West Frankfort (13%) and Mount Vernon (8%).
| Frankfort Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 4.4% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Frankfort Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Frankfort Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Frankfort Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Frankfort Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Frankfort Township is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Frankfort Township has set aside 12.8% of its land for conservation
4.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is West Frankfort City Park, at 70 acres. Frankfort Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Frankfort City Park | — | 70 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Frankfort Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Frankfort Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Frankfort Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Frankfort Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Frankfort Township is one of twelve townships in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,443 and it contained 3,256 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 387 ft
Frankfort Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Frankfort Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Township | #744 | D | A− | — | D | D |
| Benton Township | #690 | D | B+ | — | C− | C− |
| Denning Township | #729 | D | A− | — | D | D |
| Cave Township | — | — | A | — | D | C+ |
| Hanaford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cave Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Frankfort Township, Benton Township, Denning Township and Cave Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hanaford isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Frankfort Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Frankfort Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Frankfort Township, IL a good place to live?
Frankfort Township grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #744 of 767 in Illinois. It grades D for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Frankfort 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−.