Groveland TownshipIL
Settled in 1836, this town now has 18,418 residents.
Is Groveland Township a good place to live?
Overall, Groveland Township earns a B, better than 58% of U.S. towns. That places it 416th of 767 in Illinois. Its standout strength is cost of living — a typical home costs about $309K, 4.3 years of the Peoria metro’s $72K median household income. The trade-off is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is John T McNaughton Park, 542 acres with 9.9 miles of trail. The town’s average commute is 20 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools, B for health, B for incomes and B for hazard risk.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
96% of working residents leave Groveland Township for work
Where Groveland Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Groveland Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Groveland Township is from typical.
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Moving to Groveland Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Groveland 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 Groveland Township.
Groveland Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has commutes shorter than most of Illinois.
Open space protected for good: 6.7% of Groveland Township
For Groveland Township, the trail network density is 0.7 miles per square mile. Trails total 27 miles in 9 parks and preserves.
| Groveland Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John T McNaughton Park | 9.9 mi | 542 |
| 2. Independence Park | 7.5 mi | 313 |
| 3. Everett McKinley Dirksen Park | 7.2 mi | 374 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Groveland Township’s schools beat 58% of Illinois districts
One of its 5 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 5 public schools serve Groveland Township, with 1,032 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaSalle Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 262 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Groveland Township’s workers commute out
The average commute for its 8,327 working residents takes 20 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
The top destinations are Peoria (27%), Morton (10%) and East Peoria (10%). Commuting out is the norm in Groveland Township: 4% of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: jobs based in Groveland Township grew to 2,650 in 2023, 469 more than in 2013. For Groveland Township, the median household income is $66,000.
| Groveland Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Groveland Township
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Groveland Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Federal aid has come to Groveland Township households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2013. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1979: 38. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 42% come from inland flooding and 27% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Groveland Township is healthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Against the 10,063 U.S. towns with household incomes like Groveland Township’s, it is healthier than 75%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Among adults in Groveland Township, 37% have high blood pressure. Against the Illinois average, Groveland Township comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 5. In Groveland Township, 15% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 18% binge drink.
| Groveland Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Groveland Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For cost of living, Groveland Township earns a B
For households in Groveland Township, the share who are owner-occupiers is 84%. Zillow values the typical Groveland Township home at about $309,000, up 5.7% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home. The town’s midpoint rent comes in at $931 a month.
| Groveland Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $931 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dickson Mounds and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Groveland Township. Close and well known come first.
35 mi MuseumDickson Mounds7 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo
13 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park31 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo
7 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
14 mi Theme parkSpider HillPhoto credits
Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Groveland Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Groveland Township
About 4 of every 100 Groveland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Famous people from Groveland Township
3 notable people were born in Groveland Township.
About Groveland Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Groveland is an unincorporated community in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It has a small library, a school which is now a church, gas station, war memorial, country store with restaurant and chapel, churches, Pyramid Printing Inc. and a handful of other small businesses. It has approximately 1400 residents and is located near Pekin and Morton. It lies within ten miles of Peoria, near Springfield Road and Edgewater Drive, which is Illinois State Route 98.
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- Elevation
- 778 ft
- ZIP code
- 61535
Groveland Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Groveland Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groveland Township | #416 | B | B | — | B | B |
| Fondulac Township | #457 | B− | B | — | C | B |
| Creve Coeur | #520 | C+ | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Elm Grove Township | #311 | B+ | B | — | B− | B |
| Morton · Morton Township | #141 | A | C+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Pekin · Pekin Township | #597 | C | A− | C− | C | C+ |
Groveland Township, Fondulac Township, Creve Coeur and Elm Grove Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Pekin Township and Pekin are one community, graded once. Morton Township and Morton are one community, graded once. Compare Groveland Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Groveland Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Groveland Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Groveland Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #416 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health and B for schools.
Is Groveland 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 B.
What is Groveland Township, IL known for?
3 notable people were born here, including Abigail Scott Duniway and Catherine Amanda Coburn.