Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Little Rock Township grades C overall, 569th among Illinois's 767 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It has 29 miles of trail. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $242K for a typical one and 2.7 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Little Rock Township’s median rent is $1,667 a month, above both the Illinois town median ($1,128 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Farnsworth House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Little Rock Township beats most towns.
Where Little Rock 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 Little Rock Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Farnsworth House is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
The archive holds 4 maps from 1948 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Little Rock 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 Little Rock Township.
The trail density in Little Rock Township is 0.8 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Little Rock Creek Forest Preserve, 128 acres with 1.3 miles of trail.
| Little Rock Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area | 3.4 mi | 234 |
| 2. Jay Woods Forest Preserve | 1.6 mi | 123 |
| 3. Steward Park | 1.5 mi | 122 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 4 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its B−, Fox Township highest at A−.
Its public schools are run by Plano CUSD 88. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Plano High School, with 757 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily G Johns SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 494 | B− |
| Plano High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 757 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Little Rock Township for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Little Rock Township has added 501 jobs, to 4,275 in 2023. The top destinations are Chicago (10%), Aurora (9%) and Plano (7%).
| Little Rock Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.6% | 11% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Little Rock Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Little Rock Township adults binge drink.
| Little Rock Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Little Rock Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.8% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Little Rock Township has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 15° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Little Rock Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Little Rock Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Stadium & arenaSeatGeek Stadium
34 mi State parkStarved Rock State Park27 mi Park & preserveMazon Creek
38 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
27 mi MuseumMorton Arboretum
38 mi Zoo & aquariumBrookfield ZooSeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Morton Arboretum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Brookfield Zoo: Ronincmc, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Little Rock Township
About 4 of every 100 Little Rock Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Little Rock is an unincorporated community in Little Rock Township, Kendall County, Illinois. It is located in the far northwestern corner of the county. Big Rock lies to the northeast, Hinckley lies to the northwest, Plano lies to the southeast, and Sandwich lies to the southwest of the village. The community originated as a stagecoach stop along Galena Road (also known as Chicago Road to the west of Little Rock). The community is named for Little Rock Creek, which flows on the community's western side.
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5 towns share a border with Little Rock Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock Township | #569 | C | C− | — | B− | B+ |
| Fox Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Bristol Township | #364 | B+ | D | — | A− | A− |
| Big Rock Township | — | — | C | — | B | A− |
| Sandwich · Sandwich Township | #175 | A− | B− | A | B | B |
Fox Township and Big Rock Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Little Rock Township, Fox Township, Bristol Township and Big Rock Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Sandwich Township and Sandwich are one community, graded once. Compare Little Rock Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Little Rock Township grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #569 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
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−.
