Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,345, settled in 1859.
Newcomb Township’s best subject grades are an A for health and an A− for incomes and schools; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 12 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. The typical home is worth about $375K, 5.7 years of the Champaign metro’s $66K median household income. On health, just 114 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do better. Hazen Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Newcomb Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Newcomb Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Newcomb Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 897 in 1870, a low of 526 in 1960, 1,377 in 2020. The archive holds 3 maps from 1928 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newcomb Township. Close and well known come first.
14 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
14 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
13 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
17 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
23 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
14 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsAmerican Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newcomb 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 Newcomb Township.
Newcomb Township beats the Illinois average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 21% of Newcomb Township adults binge drink, above both Illinois’ towns (18%) and U.S. towns (16%). 17% of adults get no exercise outside work in Newcomb Township.
| Newcomb Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Newcomb Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.2% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Fisher CUSD 1. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Grade SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 326 | B+ |
| Fisher Jr/Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 284 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
1.7% of Newcomb Township residents live below the poverty line, below both the Illinois town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Newcomb Township’s median household income is $109,000. Most working residents leave Newcomb Township for work: only 1% work in town.
| Newcomb Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Newcomb Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Sangamon River Forest Preserve, at 154 acres with 2.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The trail density in Newcomb Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Newcomb Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sangamon River Forest Preserve | 2.2 mi | 154 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Newcomb Township
About 5 of every 100 Newcomb Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Where Newcomb Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Illinois, United States
Newcomb Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,377 and it contained 526 housing units.
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Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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