Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
22% of residents live below the poverty line in Normal Township, against 8.4% in Illinois’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 769 Illinois towns, just 3 have a lower median age than Normal Township. The biggest place to walk is Maxwell Park, 124 acres with 3.4 miles of trail. We don’t grade Normal Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Normal Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 847 in 1860, 52,736 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1926 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Normal 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 Normal Township.
Its public schools are run by McLean County USD 5. Three of its 26 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley Jr High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 730 | B− |
| Normal Community West High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,590 | B+ |
| University High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 624 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Normal Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 5 of Normal Township’s working residents works in town. At 16 minutes, Normal Township’s average trip to work is below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Normal Township’s median household income is $64,000.
| Normal Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 11% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Normal Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 8.6% of adults have diabetes in Normal Township.
| Normal Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Normal Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.6% | 11.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.9% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Normal Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maxwell Park | 3.4 mi | 124 |
| 2. Ilse and Charles Jobson Natural Play Park | 0.6 mi | 11 |
| 3. Fairview Park | 0.3 mi | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Normal Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Normal Township. Close and well known come first.
in town GardenFell Arboretum33 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo5 mi MuseumPrairie Aviation Museum
17 mi Theme parkSpider Hill
26 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I HouseFell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Normal Township
College town 33 of every 100 Normal Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Town in the United States
Normal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 52,736 at the 2020 census. Normal is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, and is Illinois's seventh most populous community outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. Founded in 1865, it was renamed Normal in 1867 after Illinois State Normal University (now Illinois State University), a normal school. Chris Koos has been the mayor of Normal since 2003.
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6 towns share a border with Normal Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bloomington | #204 | A− | B− | — | B | A− |
| Bloomington City Township | #188 | A− | B− | — | B | A− |
| Normal | #313 | B+ | B− | C | B+ | B+ |
| Dry Grove Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | A− |
| Towanda Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Hudson Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | A |
Dry Grove Township, Towanda Township and Hudson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bloomington, Bloomington City Township, Dry Grove Township, Towanda Township and Hudson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Normal Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Normal Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Normal Township yet; the figures below are still real.
