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Ross TownshipIL

A town of 1,418.

Population
1,418
2025 Census estimate · −4.3% since 2020
Median home value
$98K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
35.2
years
Jobs based here
154
A commuter town

Is Ross Township a good place to live?

The best of Ross Township’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for incomes. 33% of residents are under 18 in Ross Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. Ross Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−Cost of livingWeakestC−Jobs & incomeCHealth
Small town

1,418 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Rossville · 2 miSouth Ross Township · 5 miAlvan (Alvin) · 5 miGrant Township · 5 miHenning · 5 miHoopeston · 6 mi
Grant TownshipSouth Ross TownshipJordan TownshipGrant TownshipSouth Ross TownshipJordan TownshipRoss Township

How Ross Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Ross Township is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $98K, 1.7 years of the Danville area’s $57K median household incomeA−Open →Jobs & income$64K median household incomeC−Open →HealthCarle Hoopeston Regional Health Center 6.3 miles awayCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.7 of 20; 4.9% of households have no car; 1.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →SchoolsBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors6 miles of trails; 2% conserved landC+Open →HistoryB+Open →Civic life2.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.2; 19% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Ross Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Ross Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRossville water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ross Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsRossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereVermilion County ClerkVermilion County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code6096360963 100%Census 2020

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 Ross Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Ross Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Ross Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Ross Township has lost 215 jobs, to 154 in 2023. At 23 minutes, Ross Township’s average trip to work is below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).

2%work in town
Ross TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work23 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town2.2%8.3%8%
Median household income$64,000$83,000$80,000
Below the poverty line11%8.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Ross Township2%
Danville14%
Hoopeston7%
Urbana6%
Champaign5%
33 mi
median commute distance
154
jobs based in Ross Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns
Full pageRoss Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here154 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work2% work in Ross TownshipCommute times23 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 33 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsB

On state tests, Ross Township’s schools beat 56% of Illinois districts

Its public schools are run by Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7. Its two schools are below.

56%of IL districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Rossville-Alvin Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8Grades PK–8300C+
Coop HS 7Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12Grades 9–12109C−
Full pageRoss Township’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsRossville-Alvin CUSD 7Vs. the neighborsAhead of its graded neighborEvery school2 schools · Rossville-Alvin Elem SchoolQuestions“Are Ross Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation

HealthC

Health in Ross Township trails 73% of U.S. towns

Ross Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 41% of Ross Township adults have high blood pressure.

27%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Ross TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%35%35%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)42%37%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%13%14%
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
What stands outRoss TownshipIL
More adults with COPD9.4%6.3%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.8%10.3%
More adults with heart disease8.1%5.9%
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center
6.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageRoss Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby6.3 miles to an ER · Carle Hoopeston Regional Health CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IL on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Ross Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Ross Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.

20″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–37°
Spring40–62°
Summer62–84°
Fall42–65°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageRoss Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 17°Rain & snow20″ of snow a winter · 40 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Ross Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.

59risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
59Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
Full pageRoss Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters10 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.9 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsC+

Ross Township has set aside 1.5% of its land for conservation

6.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

1.5%conserved
Ross TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.30.4
Conserved land1.5%3.7%4.3%
1.5%
conserved · 425 of 27,693 acres
6.4 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Christman Park—16
Full pageRoss Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map6.4 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk16 acres · Christman ParkConserved land1.5% conserved · 425 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Ross Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ross Township

17pages on Ross Township
The big questions
SchoolsBBeat 56% of IL districts · 2 schoolsHealthCBetter than IL on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA−Work & commuteC−$64K median household income · 154 jobs hereNatural hazardsC+FEMA risk higher than 59% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsC+6 mi of trails · 2% conserved landPlacesAttractions26 nearby · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum 28 miLibraryB−Hoopeston Public Library DistrictColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate85° summer highs · 20″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Ross Township; the nearest are

Lakeview College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Danville16 miDanville Area Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Danville16.9 mi$4,440 in-state tuitionUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUniversity or college · Public · Champaign36.1 mi$16,004 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Ross Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A shrinking town

Ross Township has shrunk 14% since 2010

1,617 counted in 2010 and 1,451 in 2020; an estimated 1,418 in 2025.

1,6172010
1,4512020
1,4182025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

About Ross Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Ross Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,617 and it contained 704 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
44 sq mi
Elevation
682 ft

Questions about Ross Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Ross 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 A−.