Grant TownshipIL
A town of 28,636, settled in 1862.
Is Grant Township a good place to live?
Grant Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, ranked 479th of 767 in Illinois, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $96K. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $252K for a typical one and 2.8 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 12% of the land in Grant Township is conserved, above both Illinois’ towns (3.6%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On civic life, just 114 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Volo Bog State Natural Area, 765 acres with 6.3 miles of trail.
What makes Grant Township stand out
Where Grant Township beats most towns.
93% of working residents leave Grant Township for work
Where Grant Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Grant Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Grant Township is from typical.
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Moving to Grant Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grant 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 Grant Township.
Grant Township’s grade for the outdoors is an A−
9.4 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Volo Bog State Natural Area | 6.3 mi | 765 |
| 2. Grant Woods Forest Preserve | 0.3 mi | 484 |
| 3. Marl Flat Forest Preserve | — | 191 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Grant Township’s schools trail 52% of Illinois districts
Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hollow Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 744 | B− |
| Grant Community High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,769 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Grant Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Grant Township for work: only 7% work in town. At 34 minutes, Grant Township’s average trip to work is above both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Grant Township fell to 5,745 in 2023, 1,023 fewer than in 2013.
| Grant Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Grant Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 277 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Grant Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Grant Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Grant Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Grant Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Grant Township are healthier than 63% of U.S. towns
Grant Township tracks Illinois closely on all 32 CDC measures. 76% of Grant Township adults had a checkup this year.
| Grant Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Younger than Illinois overall
People 65 and older are 13% of residents (17% statewide). Grant Township has grown 2.1% since 2020, to 28,636 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Grant Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.2 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 39.1, men 36.6.
| Grant Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.8% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.9% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Wrigley Field and 49 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grant Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw12 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
29 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
27 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
21 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
29 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music TheatrePhoto credits
Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Grant Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Grant Township
About 5 of every 100 Grant Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Grant Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Grant Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 28,051. Grant Township changed its name from Goodale Township on March 8, 1867.
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- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 801 ft
Grant Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Grant Township.
All 7 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B−; McHenry Township (B−) is closest.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Township | #479 | B− | C | — | B− | B |
| Wauconda Township | #301 | B+ | C | — | B | A− |
| McHenry Township | #452 | B− | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Avon Township | #401 | B | C | — | B− | A− |
| Volo | #276 | A− | C− | — | B− | A |
| Lake Villa Township | #334 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Round Lake | #366 | B | C− | A− | B− | A− |
| Antioch Township | #397 | B | C+ | — | B | A− |
Grant Township, Wauconda Township, McHenry Township, Avon Township, Volo, Lake Villa Township and Antioch Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Grant Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Grant Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grant Township, IL a good place to live?
Grant Township grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #479 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Grant Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.