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A town of 45,290, settled in 1851. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Trash day: look up yoursFor most people who can afford it, yes. New Lenox Township grades A overall, ranked 149th of 767 in Illinois. The median household earns $133K. Its public schools beat 82% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation and residents are healthier than 75% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $388K, 4.3 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. New Lenox Township’s median household income is $133,000, where Illinois’ towns sit at $83,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The biggest park or preserve is Pilcher Park, at 455 acres. New Lenox Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 74% of U.S. towns.
Where New Lenox Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer Pointe | 1–3 | 437 |
| Nelson Prairie School | 1–3 | 388 |
| Arnold J Tyler School | 1–3 | 372 |
Where New Lenox 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 New Lenox Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,235 in 1950, 27,214 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 7 maps from 1890 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Lenox 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 New Lenox Township.
New Lenox Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes, has household incomes well above the Illinois norm and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Its public schools are run by New Lenox SD 122. Three of its 20 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex M Martino Jr High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 591 | A |
| Lincoln Way WestLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,047 | A− |
| Spencer PointeTop results in townGrades 1–3 | Grades 1–3 | 437 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Against the 4,214 U.S. towns with household incomes like New Lenox Township’s, it is less healthy than 68%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
21% of adults binge drink in New Lenox Township. New Lenox Township beats the Illinois average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of adults have high blood pressure in New Lenox Township.
| New Lenox Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | New Lenox Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 13.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 11,480 in 2013 to 15,698.
Most working residents leave New Lenox Township for work: only 11% work in town. The average trip to work in New Lenox Township is 32 minutes. Jobs based in New Lenox Township grew to 15,698 in 2023, 4,218 more than in 2013.
| New Lenox Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
New Lenox Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $133,434, against $83,390 across Illinois, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). 44% of New Lenox Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. New Lenox Township has grown 3.6% since 2020, to 45,290 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| New Lenox Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.9 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 39.6, men 37.8.
| New Lenox Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.3% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.3% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.5% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 78 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Lenox Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.9 miles of trail in 30 parks and preserves. New Lenox Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| New Lenox Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Higginbotham Woods | 0.8 mi | 234 |
| 2. Palmer Valley Park | 0.4 mi | 6 |
| 3. Crystal Springs Park | 0.3 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Lenox Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw27 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw31 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearSoldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
7 within 15 miles of the center of New Lenox Township
About 5 of every 100 New Lenox Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
New Lenox is a village in central Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a Southwest suburb of Chicago. The village population was 27,214 as of the 2020 census. New Lenox has schools like Lincoln-Way West High School, Providence Catholic High School, and Lincoln-Way Central High School.
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5 towns share a border with New Lenox Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Lenox Township | #149 | A | C | — | A− | A− |
| Frankfort Township | #94 | A | C− | — | A | A |
| Joliet Township | #722 | D | C+ | — | C− | D |
| Frankfort | #65 | A | D | A− | A+ | A |
| Homer Township | #340 | B+ | D | — | A− | A− |
| Manhattan Township | #124 | A | C | — | A | A− |
New Lenox Township, Frankfort Township, Joliet Township, Homer Township and Manhattan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare New Lenox Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. New Lenox Township grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #149 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and A− 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.
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