Newell TownshipIL
A town of 13,326, settled in 1854.
Is Newell Township a good place to live?
Newell Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 626th among Illinois's 767 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 62% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $61K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $116K, 2 years of the Danville area’s $57K median household income. Newell Township’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, below both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Winterview Park, at 56 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
87% of working residents leave Newell Township for work
Where Newell Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Newell Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Newell Township is from typical.
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Moving to Newell Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newell 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 Newell Township.
About two in five of Newell Township’s working residents commute to Danville
The average commute for its 5,903 working residents takes 16.1 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Newell Township for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in Newell Township fell to 4,325 in 2023, 569 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Danville (42%), Danville Township (6%) and Champaign (4%).
| Newell Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Newell Township’s grade for schools is a B
Its public schools are run by Danville CCSD 118. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Ridge Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 740 | B− |
| Coop HS 1Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 247 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Residents of Newell Township are less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Newell Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 43% of Newell Township adults have obesity.
| Newell Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Newell Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.7% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 16.9% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Newell Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Newell Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Newell Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Newell Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.5% of Newell Township
4.8 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Newell Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Newell Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.7% | 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. Winterview Park | — | 56 |
| 2. Winter Park | — | 26 |
| 3. Liberty Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Newell Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Newell Township
About 3 of every 100 Newell Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Newell Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Newell Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,969 and it contained 6,768 housing units.
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- Area
- 51 sq mi
- Elevation
- 692 ft
Newell Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Newell Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell Township | #626 | C− | B− | — | B | C |
| Blount Township | #590 | C | B− | — | B | C− |
| South Ross Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danville · Danville Township | #766 | D− | B | D− | D− | D |
Newell Township and Blount Township report no FBI crime data of their own. South Ross Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Danville Township and Danville are one community, graded once. Compare Newell Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Newell Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Newell Township, IL a good place to live?
Newell Township grades C− overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #626 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C for health and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Newell Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.