Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Mount Carroll Township’s subject grades are an A− for walkability and an A+ for history and civic life; the weakest is a C− for schools. 27% of residents are 65 or older in Mount Carroll Township, above both Illinois’ towns (19%) and U.S. towns (18%). Among 769 Illinois towns, just 10 have a lower January low than Mount Carroll Township. Only 18 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Waukarusa Canyon, at 136 acres. Only 51 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score higher on civic life. Mount Carroll Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mount Carroll Township beats most towns.
2,279 counted in 2010 and 1,963 in 2020; an estimated 1,897 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Mount Carroll Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 462 in 1850, a peak of 2,143 in 1970, 1,479 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 2 maps from 1952 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Carroll 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 Mount Carroll Township.
Its public schools are run by West Carroll CUSD 314. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Carroll Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 162 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Mount Carroll Township for work: only 12% work in town. At $54,000, Mount Carroll Township’s median household income is below both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Mount Carroll Township fell to 402 in 2023, 93 fewer than in 2013.
| Mount Carroll Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $54,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mount Carroll Township beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 41% of Mount Carroll Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Mount Carroll Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mount Carroll Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 13.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 75.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mount Carroll Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 13° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waukarusa Canyon | — | 136 |
| 2. Point Rock Park | — | 26 |
| 3. Stone House Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Mount Carroll Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Mount Carroll Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Where Mount Carroll Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Illinois, United States
Mount Carroll is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,479 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Mount Carroll Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carroll Township | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Woodland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salem Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Carroll | — | — | A− | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Savanna Township | #661 | C− | B+ | — | C− | C− |
| York Township | #747 | D | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Freedom Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mount Carroll Township and Mount Carroll have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Mount Carroll Township, Savanna Township and York Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Woodland Township, Salem Township and Freedom Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mount Carroll 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 B+.