Na-Au-Say TownshipIL
A town of 11,233, settled in 1850.
Is Na-Au-Say Township a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Na-Au-Say Township grades B overall, 440th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $339K for a typical one and 3.7 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Na-Au-Say Township’s typical rent is $2,253 a month, above both Illinois’ towns ($1,128 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Na-Au-Say Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns. Waa Kee Sha Park, at 24 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Na-Au-Say Township stand out
Where Na-Au-Say Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Na-Au-Say Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 15.9% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Elem Sch | K–5 | 646 |
| Charles Reed Elementary Sch | K–5 | 641 |
| Aux Sable Middle Sch | 6–8 | 844 |
Na-Au-Say Township has grown 38% since 2010
8,145 counted in 2010 and 10,771 in 2020; an estimated 11,233 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Na-Au-Say Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Na-Au-Say Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Barack Obama Presidential Center and 77 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Na-Au-Say Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
36 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
39 mi MuseumHull House
29 mi Stadium & arenaSeatGeek StadiumPhoto credits
Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hull House: User talk:Hied5, Public domain · SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Na-Au-Say Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Na-Au-Say 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 Na-Au-Say Township.
Na-Au-Say Township sends most of its workers to Chicago and beyond, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Illinois norm.
For health, Na-Au-Say Township earns an A−
Against the 4,761 U.S. towns with household incomes like Na-Au-Say Township’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
In Na-Au-Say Township, just over one in ten adults report frequent physical distress. Na-Au-Say Township: a fifth of adults binge drink.
| Na-Au-Say Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Na-Au-Say Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.1% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Na-Au-Say Township’s schools rank ahead of 71% of Illinois districts
Two of the 4 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by Plainfield SD 202. The largest public high school is Plainfield South High School, with 2,323 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aux Sable Middle SchLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 844 | B |
| Plainfield South High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,323 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Conservation land takes up 1.7% of Na-Au-Say Township
Walkers can cover 14 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The trail network density for Na-Au-Say Township comes to 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Na-Au-Say Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waa Kee Sha Park | 1.1 mi | 24 |
| 2. Legends Soccer Field | — | 11 |
| 3. Ashgate Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Na-Au-Say Township’s workers leave town for work
Na-Au-Say Township has 530 jobs for its 6,507 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles. Na-Au-Say Township’s typical household income is $128,000. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. For workers here, the share who work from home is 18%.
| Na-Au-Say Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $128,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 18% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Na-Au-Say Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts just over two fifths of Na-Au-Say Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 34% to cold waves. For Na-Au-Say Township, the FEMA hazard score is 32 of 100. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2013.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Na-Au-Say Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 16° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Na-Au-Say Township is younger than the Illinois average
The median household earns $127,857, against $83,390 across Illinois, one input to its B+ for jobs and income.
The age of the median resident in Na-Au-Say Township is 35.3 years. People 65 and older are one in ten residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide). Among adults 25 and older locally, 41% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Population is up 4.3% here since 2020, to 11,233 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Na-Au-Say Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 9.8% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 35.3 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Na-Au-Say Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.3% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.7% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.7% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Everything we know about Na-Au-Say Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Na-Au-Say Township
About 7 of every 100 Na-Au-Say Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
98% of working residents leave Na-Au-Say Township for work
Where Na-Au-Say Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Na-Au-Say Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Na-Au-Say Township occupies the 6 mile square on the eastern edge of Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,771 and it contained 3,266 housing units.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 610 ft
Na-Au-Say Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Na-Au-Say Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na-Au-Say Township | #440 | B | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Kendall Township | #308 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Oswego Township | #339 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Seward Township | #472 | B− | D | — | B | A− |
| Plainfield Township | #369 | B | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
Na-Au-Say Township, Kendall Township, Oswego Township, Seward Township and Plainfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Na-Au-Say Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Na-Au-Say Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Na-Au-Say Township, IL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Na-Au-Say Township grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #440 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Na-Au-Say Township, IL expensive?
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−.