Germantown TownshipIL
A town of 2,150, settled in 1833. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Germantown Township a good place to live?
The best of Germantown Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for incomes and cost of living; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 26% of residents are under 18 in Germantown Township, above both Illinois’ towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%). Germantown Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Germantown Township stand out
Where Germantown Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Germantown Elem School | PK–8 | 258 |
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
92% of working residents leave Germantown Township for work
Where Germantown Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Germantown Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Germantown Township is from typical.
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Moving to Germantown Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Germantown 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 Germantown Township.
On state tests, Germantown Township’s schools beat 93% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Germantown SD 60. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germantown Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 258 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most of Germantown Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Germantown Township for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Germantown Township has added 138 jobs, to 418 in 2023. 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Germantown Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Germantown Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 11% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Germantown Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Germantown Township since 2013.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Illinois overall
Germantown Township has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 2,150 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Germantown Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41.8 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.4, men 41.1.
| Germantown Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.7% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.7% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.2% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.9% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Germantown Township has four seasons and hot summers
Germantown Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Germantown Township’s July high is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Germantown Township ranks healthier than 58% of the country’s towns
Germantown Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Germantown Township adults binge drink.
| Germantown Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Germantown Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 15.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Germantown Township has set aside 0.7% of its land for conservation
3.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Germantown Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Germantown Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Germantown Park | — | 16 |
| 2. Schoendienst Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Germantown Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Germantown Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Germantown Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Germantown Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Germantown is a village in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,324 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1833
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 62245
Germantown Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Germantown Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germantown Township | — | — | A− | — | A | B |
| Okawville Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | B |
| Looking Glass Township | #242 | A− | B | — | B+ | B |
| Breese Township | #136 | A | A− | — | A− | B+ |
| Santa Fe Township | — | — | A− | — | B | B− |
Germantown Township, Okawville Township and Santa Fe Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Germantown Township, Okawville Township, Looking Glass Township, Breese Township and Santa Fe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Germantown Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Germantown Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Germantown Township, IL a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Germantown Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Louis, MO-IL metro 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−.