Fremont TownshipIL
A town of 34,086.
Is Fremont Township a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Fremont Township grades A− overall, ranked 173rd of 767 in Illinois. It has 28 miles of trail. The median household earns $120K and residents are healthier than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $345K for a typical one and 3.8 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 17% of the land in Fremont Township is conserved, above both the Illinois town median (3.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On hazard risk, just 52 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Lakewood Forest Preserve, 2,505 acres with 13.2 miles of trail.
What makes Fremont Township stand out
Where Fremont Township beats most towns.
28 miles of trails in Fremont Township
16.5% of the town is conserved land, across 16 parks and preserves.
How Fremont Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Fremont Township is from typical.
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Wrigley Field and 133 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fremont Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw9 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
21 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate ArenaPhoto credits
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Moving to Fremont Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fremont 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 Fremont Township.
Fremont Township carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Illinois (mostly inland flooding) and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
16.5% of Fremont Township is conserved land
Fremont Township’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile, above both Illinois’ towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lakewood Forest Preserve | 13.2 mi | 2,505 |
| 2. Behm Homestead Park | 1.3 mi | 23 |
| 3. Ray Lake Forest Preserve | 0.5 mi | 1,152 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Fremont Township beat 75% of Illinois districts
Three of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 743 | – |
| Mundelein Cons High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,282 | B+ |
| Fremont Jr High/Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 692 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Fremont Township’s grade for health is an A
Against the 5,729 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fremont Township’s, it is healthier than 70%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Fremont Township. Fremont Township beats the Illinois average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Fremont Township.
| Fremont Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Fremont Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Fremont Township
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 94% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $325 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Fremont Township’s FEMA risk score is 17 of 100. Since 1986, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fremont Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Fremont Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Fremont Township for work: only 6% work in town. 21% of Fremont Township workers work from home. Since 2013, Fremont Township has added 1,414 jobs, to 8,919 in 2023.
| Fremont Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $120,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Fremont Township
Fremont Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Fremont Township is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Fremont Township
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Fremont Township
About 4 of every 100 Fremont Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
94% of working residents leave Fremont Township for work
Where Fremont Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fremont Township
Township in Lake County, Illinois
Fremont Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 33,422.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 804 ft
Fremont Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Fremont Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Township | #173 | A− | C− | — | A− | A |
| Wauconda Township | #301 | B+ | C | — | B | A− |
| Ela Township | #34 | A+ | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Libertyville Township | #40 | A+ | C− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Hawthorn Woods | #2 | A+ | C | A+ | A | A+ |
| Wauconda | #95 | A | C+ | A+ | B | A− |
| Avon Township | #401 | B | C | — | B− | A− |
| Mundelein | #142 | A | C− | A− | B+ | A− |
Fremont Township, Wauconda Township, Ela Township, Libertyville Township and Avon Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fremont Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Fremont Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fremont Township, IL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Fremont Township grades A− overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #173 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Fremont Township, IL expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.