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A town of 4,115, settled in 1853.
Pecatonica Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, ranked 374th of 767 in Illinois, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 72% of the country. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 67% of Illinois towns. A typical home there costs about $186K, 2.7 years of the Rockford metro’s $68K median household income. On hazard risk, just 38 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. 11% of the land in Pecatonica Township is conserved, against 3.6% in Illinois’ towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Pecatonica Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Where Pecatonica Township beats most towns.
Where Pecatonica 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 Pecatonica Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,029 in 1880, 2,090 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 2 maps from 1932 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pecatonica 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 Pecatonica Township.
Pecatonica Township carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Illinois (mostly inland flooding) and has less food insecurity than most of Illinois.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 95% of Illinois towns; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
At 15 of 100, Pecatonica Township’s FEMA risk score is where Illinois’ towns sit at 50 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Pecatonica CUSD 321. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Pecatonica High School, with 313 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecatonica Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 307 | A− |
| Pecatonica High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 313 | A |
| Pecatonica Comm Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 269 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
14 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. Pecatonica Wetlands Forest Preserve, at 1,029 acres with 6.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pecatonica Wetlands Forest Preserve | 6.3 mi | 1,029 |
| 2. Pecatonica River Forest Preserve | 6.3 mi | 422 |
| 3. Westlake Village Park | 0.5 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Pecatonica Township for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Pecatonica Township has lost 128 jobs, to 646 in 2023. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Pecatonica Township.
| Pecatonica Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Illinois is food insecurity: 9.4% of its 3,104 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.9% statewide.
19% of Pecatonica Township adults binge drink. Pecatonica Township beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Pecatonica Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Pecatonica Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Pecatonica Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pecatonica Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 13° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pecatonica Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
14 mi GardenAnderson Japanese Gardens
37 mi National Historic SiteRonald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
37 mi MuseumJohn Deere House and Shop
13 mi GardenKlehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden
23 mi MuseumChana SchoolBMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · John Deere House and Shop: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden: KlehmArboretum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chana School: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin), CC BY 2.5
None within 15 miles of Pecatonica Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Pecatonica Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in the United States
Pecatonica is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,090 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Pecatonica Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pecatonica Township | #374 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Ridott Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Burritt Township | — | — | D | — | B+ | C+ |
| Seward Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Durand Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Rock Run Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Westlake Village | — | — | D | — | B+ | B+ |
Ridott Township, Burritt Township, Durand Township, Rock Run Township and Westlake Village have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pecatonica Township, Ridott Township, Burritt Township, Durand Township, Rock Run Township and Westlake Village report no FBI crime data of their own. Seward Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pecatonica Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Pecatonica Township grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #374 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools.
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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