Loran TownshipIL
A town of 1,313.
Is Loran Township a good place to live?
Loran Township’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and a B for history; its weakest is a D for walkability. 35% of residents are under 18 in Loran Township, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 68 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. The typical home is worth about $197K, 3.1 years of the Freeport area’s $64K median household income. Only 99 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Loran Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Loran Township stand out
Where Loran Township beats most towns.
1,313 people, and everyone knows the way
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How Loran Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Loran Township is from typical.
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Moving to Loran Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Loran 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 Loran Township.
Loran Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, Loran Township’s schools beat 75% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Pearl City CUSD 200. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl City Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 213 | A− |
| Pearl City High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 147 | B |
| Pearl City Jr High SchoolTop results in townGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 58 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Loran Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Loran Township for work: only 8% work in town. 5.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Loran Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in Loran Township fell to 285 in 2023, 39 fewer than in 2013.
| Loran Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.9% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Loran Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Loran Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 12° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Loran Township are less healthy than 57% of U.S. towns
Loran Township beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 40% of adults have obesity in Loran Township.
| Loran Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Loran Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.3% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Loran Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Loran Township
About 3 of every 100 Loran Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
92% of working residents leave Loran Township for work
Where Loran Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Loran Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Loran is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States.
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Questions about Loran Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Loran Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.