Hartland TownshipIL
A town of 1,882, settled in 1839.
Is Hartland Township a good place to live?
The best of Hartland Township’s subject grades is an A for incomes; the weakest is a D for cost of living. 35% of residents are 65 or older in Hartland Township, above both the Illinois town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Only 27 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on hazard risk. 11% of the land in Hartland Township is conserved, above both the Illinois town median (3.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Brookdale Conservation Area, at 1,310 acres with 5.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Hartland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Hartland Township stand out
Where Hartland Township beats most towns.
How Hartland Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Hartland Township is from typical.
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Moving to Hartland Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hartland 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 Hartland Township.
Very low risk in Hartland Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 2007, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hartland Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Hartland Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Hartland Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Hartland Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Hartland Township is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns
Hartland Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 32% of Hartland Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Hartland Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hartland Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 12.1% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, fewer of Hartland Township’s residents live below the poverty line
1.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Hartland Township. Jobs based in Hartland Township grew to 634 in 2023, 81 more than in 2013. The median household income in Hartland Township is $105,000.
| Hartland Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brookdale Conservation Area | 5.8 mi | 1,310 |
| 2. Rush Creek Conservation Area | 2.2 mi | 236 |
| 3. Irish Oaks | — | 41 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Six Flags Great America and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hartland Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
10 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
40 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
26 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
30 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
5 mi TheatreWoodstock Opera HousePhoto credits
Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Woodstock Opera House: HrAtsuo, CC0
Everything we know about Hartland Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hartland Township
About 4 of every 100 Hartland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Hartland Township
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Hartland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It was named a CDP before the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 157.
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- Elevation
- 922 ft
Hartland Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Hartland Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartland Township | — | — | D | — | B | B |
| Greenwood Township | #273 | A− | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Alden Township | — | — | D | — | D | B− |
| Dunham Township | #491 | B− | B | — | D | B− |
| Seneca Township | #501 | B− | D | — | B+ | B+ |
Hartland Township and Alden Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hartland Township, Greenwood Township, Alden Township, Dunham Township and Seneca Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hartland Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Hartland Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hartland 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 D.