Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Prophetstown Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and civic life and an A for history; the weakest is a C for incomes. 15% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Prophetstown Township, below both Illinois’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). The biggest park or preserve is Prophetstown State Park, at 57 acres. Prophetstown Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Prophetstown Township beats most towns.
Where Prophetstown 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 Prophetstown Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 276 in 1870, 1,946 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 2 maps from 1936 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Prophetstown 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 Prophetstown Township.
Jobs based in Prophetstown Township fell to 643 in 2023, 217 fewer than in 2013. At 28 minutes, Prophetstown Township’s average trip to work is against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The median household income in Prophetstown Township is $69,000.
| Prophetstown Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prophetstown Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 229 | B+ |
| Prophetstown High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 205 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Prophetstown Township has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 14° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Prophetstown Township beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 38% of Prophetstown Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Prophetstown Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Prophetstown Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 13.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Prophetstown State Park | — | 57 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Prophetstown Township
About 4 of every 100 Prophetstown Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Prophetstown is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Prophetstown had a population of 1,946.
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7 towns share a border with Prophetstown Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prophetstown Township | — | — | A− | — | C | B− |
| Lyndon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fenton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yorktown Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Portland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tampico Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hume Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairfield Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Prophetstown Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Prophetstown Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Lyndon Township, Fenton Township, Yorktown Township, Portland Township, Tampico Township, Hume Township and Fairfield Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Prophetstown Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $136,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.