Homer TownshipIL
A town of 41,948. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Homer Township a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Homer Township grades B+ overall, ranked 340th of 767 in Illinois. The median household earns $136K. Its schools outperform 79% of the state's and it is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $410K, 4.5 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Homer Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest place to walk is Messenger Woods Nature Preserve, 449 acres with 1.9 miles of trail.
What makes Homer Township stand out
Where Homer Township beats most towns.
93% of working residents leave Homer Township for work
Where Homer Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Homer Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Homer Township is from typical.
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Soldier Field and 151 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Homer Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw24 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw27 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Homer Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Homer 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 Homer Township.
Homer Township has less food insecurity than most of Illinois and has household incomes well above the Illinois norm, but it has commutes longer than most of Illinois.
Conserved land covers 4.8% of Homer Township
25 miles of trail in 28 parks and preserves. Homer Township’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Homer Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heritage Park | 2.1 mi | 103 |
| 2. Messenger Woods Nature Preserve | 1.9 mi | 449 |
| 3. Willow Walk Park | 0.7 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homer Township’s grade for schools is an A−
Its public schools are run by Homer CCSD 33C. Three of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Jr High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 865 | A |
| Montessori School of Lemont PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–9 | Grades PK–9 | 131 | – |
| Reed Elem SchoolTop results in townGrades 2–3 | Grades 2–3 | 291 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Homer Township’s grade for health is an A−
Its widest gap with Illinois is food insecurity: 9.9% of its 20,307 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.9% statewide. Against the 3,972 U.S. towns with household incomes like Homer Township’s, it is less healthy than 67%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
20% of adults binge drink in Homer Township. Homer Township beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Homer Township.
| Homer Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Homer Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homer Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute for its 19,810 working residents takes 35.5 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois. Jobs based here grew from 5,565 in 2013 to 9,216.
Most working residents leave Homer Township for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Homer Township has added 3,651 jobs, to 9,216 in 2023. 4.5% of Homer Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Homer Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $136,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 15% | 11% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Homer Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Homer Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Illinois overall
The median household earns $135,645, against $83,390 across Illinois, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). Homer Township has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 41,948 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Homer Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1 point. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 39.9, men 40.2.
| Homer Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.1% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.2% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.7% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Low risk in Homer Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 47 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Homer Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Homer Township sell for about $230K
63.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 47.9% across Illinois. The median property tax bill is $9,045, against $5,298 across Illinois, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Homer Township is $1,888 a month.
| Homer Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,888 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 94% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Homer Township
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Homer Township
About 6 of every 100 Homer Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Homer Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Homer Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 39,059 and it contained 13,418 housing units. In 2001, the village of Homer Glen was incorporated within area that is Homer Township. This region was formerly an unincorporated census-designated place known as Goodings Grove, Illinois.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
Homer Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Homer Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Township | #340 | B+ | D | — | A− | A− |
| Homer Glen | #160 | A | D | A+ | A− | A− |
| Orland Township | #163 | A | C− | — | A− | A |
| Lockport Township | #412 | B | C− | — | B | B+ |
| Lemont Township | #25 | A+ | C | — | A− | A |
| Orland Park | #168 | A | D | B+ | A− | A |
| New Lenox Township | #149 | A | C | — | A− | A− |
Homer Township, Orland Township, Lockport Township, Lemont Township and New Lenox Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Homer Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Homer Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Homer Township, IL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Homer Township grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #340 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Homer Township, IL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $410,000, 38% above the Illinois typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.