Randolph TownshipIL
A town of 4,342, settled in 1862.
Is Randolph Township a good place to live?
Randolph Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $218K, 2.7 years of the Bloomington metro’s $80K median household income. It grades A overall, 130th among Illinois's 767 graded towns. On the plus side, CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 87% of the country. 32% of residents are under 18 in Randolph Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. Kenneth L. Schroeder Wildlife Sanctuary, at 176 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Randolph Township stand out
Where Randolph Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Heyworth Elem School | PK–6 | 472 |
| Heyworth Jr-Sr High School | 7–12 | 401 |
92% of working residents leave Randolph Township for work
Where Randolph Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Randolph Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Randolph Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Randolph Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Randolph 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Randolph Township.
Randolph Township pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, has less food insecurity than most of Illinois and sends most of its workers to Bloomington and beyond.
Randolph Township’s grade for health is an A
Its widest gap with Illinois is food insecurity: 8.5% of its 3,349 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.9% statewide.
18% of adults get no exercise outside work in Randolph Township. Randolph Township beats the Illinois average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Randolph Township.
| Randolph Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Randolph Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Randolph Township’s schools beat 79% of Illinois districts
Its A− for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $218K.
Its public schools are run by Heyworth CUSD 4. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Heyworth Jr-Sr High School, with 401 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heyworth Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 472 | A− |
| Heyworth Jr-Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 401 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
About two in five of Randolph Township’s working residents commute to Bloomington
Randolph Township has 449 jobs for its 1,996 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Randolph Township for work: only 8% work in town. Randolph Township’s median household income is $110,000. The top destinations are Bloomington (44%), Normal (11%) and Heyworth (8%).
| Randolph Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $110,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Illinois overall
15% of Randolph Township residents are 65 or older. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois. The median age in Randolph Township is 37.4 years.
| Randolph Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.4 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Randolph Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.7% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.5% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,300, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Randolph Township
Randolph Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Randolph Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Randolph Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kenneth L. Schroeder Wildlife Sanctuary | 1.4 mi | 176 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Miller Park Zoo and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Randolph Township. Close and well known come first.
30 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
30 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum36 mi Zoo & aquariumScovill Zoo10 mi MuseumPrairie Aviation Museum
12 mi GardenFell ArboretumPhoto credits
Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about Randolph Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Randolph Township
About 2 of every 100 Randolph Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Randolph Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Randolph is an unincorporated community in McLean County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 781 ft
Randolph Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Randolph Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Township | #130 | A | B+ | — | A− | A |
| Wapella Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bloomington Township | #331 | B+ | C | — | B+ | A |
| Downs Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Funks Grove Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Randolph Township and Bloomington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wapella Township, Downs Township and Funks Grove Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Randolph Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Randolph Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Randolph Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Randolph Township grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #130 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Randolph 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 B+.