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Montebello Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $132K for a typical one, or 2 years of the county’s $66K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 528th among Illinois's 767 graded towns. On walkability, just 127 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse. Montebello Township has 1 place on the National Register. The biggest park or preserve is Cedar Glen State Natural Area, at 153 acres.
Where Montebello Township beats most towns.
Where Montebello 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 Montebello Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 694 in 1860, 3,341 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 3 maps from 1964 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Montebello 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 Montebello Township.
Montebello Township sends many workers across the state line to Fort Madison and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
42% of working residents cross a state line to work, Fort Madison among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave Montebello Township for work: only 14% work in town. At $60,000, Montebello Township’s median household income is below both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). 13% of Montebello Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Montebello Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Hamilton CCSD 328. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 384 | A |
| Hamilton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 193 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Montebello Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 17° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Montebello Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Prairie State Eagle Refuge State Natural Area | — | 211 |
| 2. Cedar Glen State Natural Area | — | 153 |
| 3. Wildcat Springs Park | — | 65 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 8,896 U.S. towns with household incomes like Montebello Township’s, it is healthier than 74%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Montebello Township beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 39% of Montebello Township adults have high blood pressure, against 35% in Illinois’ towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Montebello Township.
| Montebello Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Montebello Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Montebello Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Montebello Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Township in Illinois, United States
Montebello Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,341 and it contained 1,574 housing units.
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7 towns share a border with Montebello Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montebello Township | #528 | C+ | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Hamilton | #548 | C+ | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Prairie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wythe Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sonora Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rocky Run-Wilcox Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Montebello Township and Hamilton report no FBI crime data of their own. Prairie Township, Wythe Township, Sonora Township and Rocky Run-Wilcox Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Montebello Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Montebello Township grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #528 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
