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A town of 1,307, settled in 1861.
Ridott Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and schools. 28% of residents are under 18 in Ridott Township, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 6 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower January low than Ridott Township. On the outdoors, just 96 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Ridott Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Ridott Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Ridott Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 212 in 1900, a peak of 244 in 1970, 124 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 2 maps from 1932 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ridott 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 Ridott Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Forrestville Valley CUSD 221. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| German Valley Grade SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–K | Grades PK–K | 70 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Ridott Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 13° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Ridott Township for work: only 4% work in town. Ridott Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes, below both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Ridott Township fell to 648 in 2023, 207 fewer than in 2013.
| Ridott Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ridott Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of Ridott Township adults binge drink.
| Ridott Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Ridott Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Ridott Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ridott Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
30 mi National Historic SiteRonald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
20 mi GardenAnderson Japanese Gardens
30 mi MuseumJohn Deere House and Shop
17 mi GardenKlehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden
18 mi MuseumChana SchoolBMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ridott Township
About 3 of every 100 Ridott Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Ridott is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ridott had a population of 124.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.
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