Oakwood TownshipIL
With 3,048 residents, this town was settled in 1870.
Is Oakwood Township a good place to live?
Oakwood Township’s weakest subject is walkability (C−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than just over four in five U.S. towns. The town’s overall grade, C−, puts it better than 16% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 679th of 767 in Illinois. It lags on schools as well: its schools rank behind 71% of the state's. Where it does best is cost of living — a typical home costs about $116K, 2 years of the Danville area’s $57K median household income. The biggest place to walk is Kickapoo State Recreation Area, 1,563 acres with 7.9 miles of trail. 25% of residents are 65 or older locally, where Illinois’ towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · OpenStreetMap.
92% of working residents leave Oakwood Township for work
Where Oakwood Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Oakwood Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Oakwood Township is from typical.
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Moving to Oakwood Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oakwood Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oakwood Township.
Oakwood Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it trails Ogden Township and its other neighbors on schools.
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Oakwood Township work out of town
The top destinations are Danville (20%), Champaign (11%) and Urbana (8%). Employers in Oakwood Township added 76 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 456. The share of residents in Oakwood Township who live below the poverty line: 15%. For half of commuters, work is under 23 miles away.
| Oakwood Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For schools, Oakwood Township earns a C
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than that grade, Ogden Township highest at A−.
Its two schools are below. Public schools: Oakwood CUSD 76. The 2 public schools in Oakwood Township teach 829 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Grade SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 573 | C |
| Oakwood High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 256 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
On CDC estimates, Oakwood Township is less healthy than seven in ten U.S. towns
Against the 8,084 U.S. towns with household incomes like Oakwood Township’s, it is healthier than 52%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
For adults in Oakwood Township, the share who report frequent mental distress is 17%. This Illinois town beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. Two figures for adults locally: 42% have obesity, 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Oakwood Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Oakwood Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Oakwood Township
Expect chilly winters and warm summers in Oakwood Township. Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 25 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.8% of the land in Oakwood Township is protected from building
Walkers can cover 12 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. In Oakwood Township, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Oakwood Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kickapoo State Recreation Area | 7.9 mi | 1,563 |
| 2. Oakwood Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Oakwood Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
44% of Oakwood Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 21%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim locally since 1996.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Oakwood Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Oakwood Township
About 1 of every 100 Oakwood Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Oakwood Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Oakwood is a village in Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,325 in the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 646 ft
- ZIP code
- 61858
- Area code
- 217
Oakwood Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Oakwood Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Township | #679 | C− | B | — | C | C |
| Catlin Township | #483 | B− | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Pilot Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vance Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blount Township | #590 | C | B− | — | B | C− |
| Ogden Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Danville Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ogden Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Oakwood Township, Catlin Township, Blount Township and Ogden Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Pilot Township, Vance Township and Danville Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Oakwood Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Oakwood Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oakwood Township, IL a good place to live?
Oakwood Township grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #679 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Oakwood 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.