Kendall TownshipIL
A town of 10,154.
Is Kendall Township a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Kendall Township grades B+ overall, ranked 308th of 767 in Illinois. The median household earns $122K. Residents are healthier than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its schools outperform 80% of the state's. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $366K for a typical one and 4 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Kendall Township’s median household income is $122,000, above both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The biggest place to walk is Hoover Forest Preserve, 401 acres with 5.4 miles of trail. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns.
What makes Kendall Township stand out
Where Kendall Township beats most towns.
Kendall Township has grown 30% since 2010
7,739 counted in 2010 and 8,532 in 2020; an estimated 10,154 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 18.4% since 2020, after 10.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Kendall Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Kendall Township is from typical.
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Moving to Kendall Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kendall 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 Kendall Township.
Kendall Township’s grade for health is an A−
Its widest gap with Illinois is food insecurity: 10.3% of its 18,841 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.9% statewide. Against the 5,480 U.S. towns with household incomes like Kendall Township’s, it is healthier than 53%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
20% of adults binge drink in Kendall Township. Kendall Township beats the Illinois average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Kendall Township.
| Kendall Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Kendall Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Kendall Township’s grade for schools is an A−
Its public schools are run by Yorkville CUSD 115. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,152 | A− |
| Yorkville Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 186 | – |
| Circle Center Grade SchoolTop results in townGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 534 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Kendall Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Kendall Township for work: only 6% work in town. 2.3% of Kendall Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Kendall Township has added 269 jobs, to 2,500 in 2023.
| Kendall Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Kendall Township has set aside 2.4% of its land for conservation
13 miles of trail in 19 parks and preserves.
| Kendall Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoover Forest Preserve | 5.4 mi | 401 |
| 2. Harris Forest Preserve | 2.9 mi | 92 |
| 3. Pickerill-Pigott Forest Preserve | 1.2 mi | 96 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Kendall Township
Kendall Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Kendall Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More children than Illinois overall
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 13% of residents (17% statewide). The median age in Kendall Township is 34.6 years. Kendall Township has grown 18% since 2020, to 10,154 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Kendall Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 34.6 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Kendall Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.9% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.5% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
SeatGeek Stadium and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kendall Township. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Stadium & arenaSeatGeek Stadium19 mi Park & preserveMazon Creek
34 mi State parkStarved Rock State Park
24 mi MuseumMorton Arboretum
35 mi Zoo & aquariumBrookfield Zoo
37 mi LandmarkHaymarket Martyrs' MonumentPhoto credits
SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Morton Arboretum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Brookfield Zoo: Ronincmc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Haymarket Martyrs' Monument: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Kendall Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Kendall Township
About 6 of every 100 Kendall Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
94% of working residents leave Kendall Township for work
Where Kendall Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Kendall Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Kendall Township is located in Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,532 and it contained 3,152 housing units. Kendall Township was named after the county, which was named after Amos Kendall, a powerful Democratic politician in the Andrew Jackson administration. Kendall later became a business partner of Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor of the Morse Code and the electric telegraph, and made his fortune with Morse. Yorkville's division amongst Bristol and Kendall Townships mirrors the fact that, until the 1950s, The City of Yorkville was situated along the south bank of the Fox River, while the Village of Bristol was situated to the north. When the communities cons…
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- Area
- 39 sq mi
- Elevation
- 682 ft
Kendall Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Kendall Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Township | #308 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Bristol Township | #364 | B+ | D | — | A− | A− |
| Na-Au-Say Township | #440 | B | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Fox Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Yorkville | #225 | A− | D | A− | A− | A− |
| Oswego Township | #339 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Lisbon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fox Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Kendall Township, Bristol Township, Na-Au-Say Township, Fox Township and Oswego Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lisbon Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kendall Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Kendall Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kendall Township, IL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Kendall Township grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #308 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Kendall 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 C−.