Honey Creek TownshipIL
A town of 1,450 in Illinois.
Is Honey Creek Township a good place to live?
The best of Honey Creek Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 59 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse. 97% of households are owner-occupiers in Honey Creek Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 75% and U.S. towns at 73%. Honey Creek Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns. Honey Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,450 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Honey Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Honey Creek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Honey Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Honey Creek 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 Honey Creek Township.
Honey Creek Township’s schools rank ahead of 57% of Illinois districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hebron Christian School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 133 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most of Honey Creek Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles. The middle household income in Honey Creek Township is $93,000. Most people who work leave Honey Creek Township to do it: just 4% work in town. The top destinations are Robinson (38%), Robinson Township (6%) and Vincennes (6%).
| Honey Creek Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Honey Creek Township’s year
In Honey Creek Township, the typical July afternoon high is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Honey Creek Township trails 58% of U.S. towns
Two figures for adults in Honey Creek Township: 40% have obesity, 16% smoke cigarettes. This Illinois town beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. The share of adults in Honey Creek Township who have high blood pressure: 39%.
| Honey Creek Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Honey Creek Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Honey Creek Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 58% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Honey Creek Township, 46% come from inland flooding and 21% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.1% of Honey Creek Township
Walkers can cover 0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Flat Rock Village Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Burrows Cave and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Honey Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi National Historical ParkGeorge Rogers Clark National Historical Park113K visitors a year19 mi MuseumIndiana Military Museum
19 mi MuseumIndiana Territorial CapitolPhoto credits
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park: The original uploader was Agentmoose at English Wikipedia. on 2006-07-08., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Indiana Territorial Capitol: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Honey Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Honey Creek Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Honey Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
96% of working residents leave Honey Creek Township for work
Where Honey Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Honey Creek Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Honey Creek Township is one of ten townships in Crawford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,435 and it contained 643 housing units.
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- Area
- 48 sq mi
- Elevation
- 554 ft
Questions about Honey Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Honey Creek Township, IL expensive?
Not for the 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−.