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21,157 people live in this town, settled in 1840.
A strong record with one exception. Its best grade is for incomes — the median household earns $125K. It also does well on health (A−): it is healthier than 83% of U.S. towns. What counts against it is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $366K, 4 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Overall, that makes a B, good for 380th of 767 in Illinois. That leaves it better than 63% of U.S. towns. 13% of the land in Sugar Grove Township is conserved, against 3.6% in Illinois’ towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. This Illinois town is home to Waubonsee Community College.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · USGS PAD-US.
Where Sugar Grove Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Sugar Grove Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 326 in 1960, 9,278 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1996 and 4 maps from 1932 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sugar Grove Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
32 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
32 mi Stadium & arenaSeatGeek Stadium
34 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
32 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum31 mi Park & preserveMazon CreekUnited Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sugar Grove 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 Sugar Grove Township.
Against the 5,051 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sugar Grove Township’s, it is healthier than 58%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Sugar Grove Township beats the Illinois average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. The share of adults in Sugar Grove Township who have been diagnosed with depression: 19%.
| Sugar Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Sugar Grove Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 15.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 10.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One of its 5 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Kaneland CUSD 302 runs its public schools. Also worth knowing: 4 public schools serve Sugar Grove Township, with 2,277 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaneland Harter Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 822 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
The biggest place to walk is Aurora West Forest Preserve, 747 acres with 1.5 miles of trail. Count the trails in 30 parks and preserves and they come to 13 miles. Parks and preserves in Sugar Grove Township: 30, covering 2,152 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Aurora West Forest Preserve | 1.5 mi | 747 |
| 2. Hannaford Woods-Nickels Farm Forest Preserve | 1.2 mi | 402 |
| 3. Lake Run Forest Preserve | 1 mi | 189 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Sugar Grove Township, 4% of working residents work locally. Jobs in Sugar Grove Township grew by 465 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 4,200. The average commute in the town is 34 minutes. The top destinations are Chicago (13%), Aurora (12%) and Naperville (5%).
| Sugar Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 11% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $125,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 15°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide). For adults 25 and older in Sugar Grove Township, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 48%. Population is up 2.3% in the town since 2020, to 21,157 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Sugar Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 48% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.9 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Sugar Grove Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.1% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.8% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.9% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.4% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.2% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Sugar Grove Township, 58% come from inland flooding and 20% from cold waves. Flood insurance has paid out on 10 claims in the town since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Sugar Grove Township
About 5 of every 100 Sugar Grove Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
12.7% of the town is conserved land, across 30 parks and preserves.
Village in Illinois, United States
Sugar Grove is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 9,278.
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4 towns share a border with Sugar Grove Township.
Aurora Township next door grades lower for schools (C to Sugar Grove Township’s B+) and higher for cost of living (C+ to D).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Grove Township | #380 | B | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Blackberry Township | #259 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Aurora Township | #541 | C+ | C+ | — | C | B |
| Big Rock Township | — | — | C | — | B | A− |
| North Aurora | #406 | B | C− | — | C+ | A |
Big Rock Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sugar Grove Township, Blackberry Township, Aurora Township, Big Rock Township and North Aurora report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sugar Grove Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Sugar Grove Township grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #380 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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