Selby Township buildings 2026-08-22, 2026
Selby Township’s story
178 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2026 and 5 maps from 1893 on.
- 1848Selby Township is settled
Selby TownshipIL
Population
2,101
2025 Census estimate · −3% since 2020
Median home value
$64K
Census ACS
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
45.0
years
Jobs based here
315
A commuter town
Is Selby Township a good place to live?
The best of Selby Township’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On cost of living, just 11 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do better. Only 26 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score lower on civic life. Selby Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Selby Township stand out
Where Selby Township beats most towns.
A shrinking town
Selby Township has shrunk 18% since 2010
2,536 counted in 2010 and 2,152 in 2020; an estimated 2,101 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Selby Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Selby Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $64K, 0.9 years of the Ottawa area’s $72K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.2 of 20; 7.5% of households have no car; 0.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Jobs & income$67K median household incomeCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 33% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →HealthOSF Saint Clare Medical Center 6.1 miles awayC+Open →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 1% conserved landC+Open →HistoryA−Open →Civic life1.1 library visits per resident; 1.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsD−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Selby Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Selby Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDe Pue water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Selby Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsPrinceton High School District 500Princeton Elementary School District 115Hall High School District 5023 districts serve Selby Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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.govWho runs elections hereBureau County ClerkBureau County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61322, 61356, 6135961322 68% · 61356 31% · 61359 1%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 Selby Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Selby Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Selby Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Selby Township fell to 315 in 2023, 1,405 fewer than in 2013. 13% of Selby Township residents live below the poverty line, above both the Illinois town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
4%work in town
| Selby Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Selby Township4%
Peru12%
Spring Valley6%
Princeton6%
LaSalle5%
21 mi
median commute distance
315
jobs based in Selby Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsB−
On state tests, Selby Township’s schools trail 52% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by DePue USD 103. Its two schools are below.
48%of IL districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| DePue Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 232 | C− |
| DePue High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 86 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Selby Township
Selby Township has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 15° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
29″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–34°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Selby Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Selby Township.
33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
22
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthC+
Selby Township is less healthy than 57% of U.S. towns
Selby Township beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 39% of Selby Township adults have high blood pressure, against 35% in Illinois’ towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 14% of adults have diabetes in Selby Township.
43%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Selby Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 16% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
3 better21 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Selby Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.6% | 13.2% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 66.6% | 60.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6.3% |
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center
6.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsC+
Conserved land covers 0.7% of Selby Township
2.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Selby Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0.7%conserved
| Selby Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
0.7%
conserved · 170 of 22,986 acres
2.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area | — | 55 |
| 2. City Park | — | 8 |
| 3. Lake Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Selby Township
18pages on Selby Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Selby Township
About 5 of every 100 Selby Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Selby Township for work
Where Selby Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
315jobs based in Selby Township
4%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Selby Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Selby Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,152 and it contained 929 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 659 ft
Selby Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Selby Township.
Princeton TownshipHall TownshipBerlin TownshipLeepertown TownshipDe PueSelby Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selby Township | — | — | A+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Princeton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hall Township | #539 | C+ | A− | — | C− | C |
| Berlin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leepertown Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| De Pue | — | — | A+ | — | D | C |
Selby Township and De Pue have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Selby Township, Hall Township and De Pue report no FBI crime data of their own. Princeton Township, Berlin Township and Leepertown Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Selby Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Selby Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Selby 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+.