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A city of 96,641, settled in 1851.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Orland Township grades A overall, 163rd among Illinois's 767 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household earns $104K and its schools rank ahead of 80% of Illinois towns. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $350K for a typical one and 3.8 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Orland Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 88% of U.S. towns. Orland Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Tinley Creek Forest Preserve, at 1,018 acres.
Where Orland Township beats most towns.
Where Orland Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Orland Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 91,418 in 2000, 98,246 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 8 maps from 1890 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Orland Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw19 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw23 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearSoldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orland 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 Orland Township.
Orland Township has less utility shut-off threats than most of Illinois and pairs an A− for schools with high home prices.
32 miles of trail in 59 parks and preserves. The trail density in Orland Township is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Orland Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.8% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Orland Grassland | 5.2 mi | 950 |
| 2. Centennial Park | 4.7 mi | 276 |
| 3. Richard F. Kelly Park | 1.4 mi | 45 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A− for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $350K.
Three of its 25 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerling Junior High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 677 | A− |
| Victor J Andrew High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,213 | B+ |
| Meadow Ridge SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 554 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Illinois is utility shut-off threats: 5% of its 26,569 adults were threatened with a utility shut-off, against 7.8% statewide.
28% of adults have obesity in Orland Township. Orland Township beats the Illinois average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Orland Township.
| Orland Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Orland Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Orland Township for work: only 11% work in town. 15% of Orland Township workers work from home. The top destinations are Chicago (23%), Orland Park (8%) and Tinley Park (5%).
| Orland Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Orland Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide). Orland Township’s median age is 44.1 years. 43% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Orland Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.2 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 46.6, men 40.6.
| Orland Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.2% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.8% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.8% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 48 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Orland Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
12 within 15 miles of the center of Orland Township
About 6 of every 100 Orland Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Township in Illinois, United States
Orland Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 98,246.
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6 towns share a border with Orland Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orland Township | #163 | A | C− | — | A− | A |
| Bremen Township | #534 | C+ | C | — | C+ | B |
| Frankfort Township | #94 | A | C− | — | A | A |
| Palos Township | #157 | A | C | — | A | A |
| Homer Township | #340 | B+ | D | — | A− | A− |
| Homer Glen | #160 | A | D | A+ | A− | A− |
| Orland Park | #168 | A | D | B+ | A− | A |
Orland Township, Bremen Township, Frankfort Township, Palos Township and Homer Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Orland Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Orland Township grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #163 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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