North Litchfield TownshipIL
A town of 4,824.
Is North Litchfield Township a good place to live?
North Litchfield Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $126K, 2 years of the county’s $64K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 283rd of 767 in Illinois. On the plus side, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 81% of U.S. towns. North Litchfield Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 125 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors.
What makes North Litchfield Township stand out
Where North Litchfield Township beats most towns.
How North Litchfield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far North Litchfield Township is from typical.
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Moving to North Litchfield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Litchfield Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Litchfield Township.
North Litchfield Township has commutes shorter than most of Illinois, but it has little public open land.
North Litchfield Township’s schools rank ahead of 66% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Litchfield CUSD 12. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Litchfield Senior High School, with 382 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 282 | B |
| Litchfield Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 382 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
North Litchfield Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
North Litchfield Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: North Litchfield Township has 1.3 jobs for every working resident and draws in 2,173 commuters
The average commute for its 1,940 working residents takes 18.1 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
About one in 5 of North Litchfield Township’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Litchfield (26%), Hillsboro (7%) and Springfield (4%). Half commute less than 29 miles.
| North Litchfield Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.8% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of North Litchfield Township are less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
North Litchfield Township beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 15% of adults report frequent physical distress in North Litchfield Township.
| North Litchfield Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | North Litchfield Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
North Litchfield Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
Just 5 of its 24,288 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in North Litchfield Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. North Litchfield Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Madison Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in North Litchfield Township, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in North Litchfield Township since 1983.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about North Litchfield Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Litchfield Township
About 4 of every 100 North Litchfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About North Litchfield Township
Township in Illinois, United States
North Litchfield Township (T9N R5W) is located in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,148 and it contained 2,315 housing units.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 666 ft
North Litchfield Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with North Litchfield Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Litchfield Township | #283 | A− | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| South Litchfield Township | #447 | B | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Butler Grove Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Litchfield | #408 | B | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Zanesville Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Honey Point Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Litchfield Township, South Litchfield Township and Litchfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Butler Grove Township, Zanesville Township and Honey Point Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Litchfield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about North Litchfield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Litchfield Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. North Litchfield Township grades A− overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #283 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools.
Is North Litchfield Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.