Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,284, established in 1831.
Lacon Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 119 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. Lacon Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 25% of the land in Lacon Township is conserved, where Illinois’ towns sit at 3.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area, at 2,601 acres. On the outdoors, just 95 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. Lacon Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lacon Township beats most towns.
Where Lacon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Lacon Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 963 in 1850, 1,878 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 4 maps from 1893 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lacon 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Lacon Township.
Most working residents leave Lacon Township for work: only 14% work in town. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Lacon Township. Jobs based in Lacon Township grew to 585 in 2023, 69 more than in 2013.
| Lacon Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Midland CUSD 7. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 249 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 2,601 |
| 2. Johnson's Grove Park | — | 19 |
| 3. Lacon Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lacon Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 16° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lacon Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 38% of Lacon Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Lacon Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lacon Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lacon Township. Close and well known come first.
32 mi State parkStarved Rock State Park
24 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park20 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo
13 mi MuseumMetamora Courthouse State Historic Site
13 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I House
20 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical GardenStarved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Lacon Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Lacon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Lacon is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Peoria metropolitan area. The population was 1,878 at the 2020 census, down from 1,937 in 2010.
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6 towns share a border with Lacon Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacon Township | — | — | A− | — | B | B− |
| Steuben Township | — | — | B+ | — | B | B |
| Chillicothe Township | #123 | A | A− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Richland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hopewell Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Partridge Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lacon Township and Steuben Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lacon Township, Steuben Township and Chillicothe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Richland Township, Hopewell Township, Partridge Township and Henry Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lacon Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
