The Galena TerritoryIL
Some 1,735 people live in this town, in Illinois.
Is The Galena Territory a good place to live?
The best of The Galena Territory’s subject grades are an A− for health and a B+ for incomes; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. 11% of residents are under 18 in The Galena Territory, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than The Galena Territory. The Galena Territory's schools outperform 70% of the state's. The Galena Territory’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both Illinois’ towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). On history, just 79 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. The Galena Territory has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes The Galena Territory stand out
Where The Galena Territory beats most towns.
The Galena Territory has grown 42% from 2010 to 2020
1,058 counted in 2010 and 1,500 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How The Galena Territory grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far The Galena Territory is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to The Galena Territory: who provides what
The Galena Territory is unincorporated, so Jo Daviess County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 The Galena Territory.
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, fewer of The Galena Territory’s adults feel lonely
Among 768 Illinois towns, just one has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than The Galena Territory. The Galena Territory: 16% of adults say their health is fair or poor.
| The Galena Territory | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 78% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 33% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | The Galena Territory | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.2% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Galena Territory has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 52% of The Galena Territory’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in The Galena Territory
The peak summer temperature in the town is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.9 jobs for every working resident, most of The Galena Territory’s workers commute out
The median commute is under 19 miles. The Galena Territory’s median household income is $118,000. For most workers, The Galena Territory is a place to come home to: only 13% work in town. In The Galena Territory, 2.5% of residents live below the poverty line.
| The Galena Territory | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $118,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A larger share of households in The Galena Territory live in a home they own than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
The median sale price was $307,000 in September 2026. On the market in The Galena Territory: a median 57 days to sell. Sellers in The Galena Territory got 96.5% of the asking price, typically.
| The Galena Territory | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 96% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,279 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Charles Mound and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around The Galena Territory. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MountainCharles Mound6 mi MuseumChicago Athenaeum
19 mi MuseumNational Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium250K visitors a year
8 mi MuseumApple River Fort
19 mi TheatreFive Flags Center
5 mi MuseumOld Market HousePhoto credits
Charles Mound: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Apple River Fort: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Five Flags Center: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Market House: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about The Galena Territory
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of The Galena Territory; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 The Galena Territory residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About The Galena Territory
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
The Galena Territory is a census-designated place in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 1,500 in 2020, an increase from 1,058 in the 2010 census. The territory was incorporated on July 26, 1973. The community consists of a private 6,800-acre (28 km2) development located several miles southeast of downtown Galena. The Territory, which is managed by a homeowners association, has set aside 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) of protected recreational land. The remainder is filled with low-density residential development and Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa. As of August 2017, there were 4,082 property owners, 554 permanent residences, and 1,675 vacation residences.
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- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 899 ft
- Area code
- 815
The Galena Territory’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with The Galena Territory.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Galena Territory | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Guilford Township | — | — | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Elizabeth Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Galena Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | A− |
The Galena Territory, Guilford Township and East Galena Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. The Galena Territory, Guilford Township and East Galena Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Elizabeth Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare The Galena Territory with a neighbor →
Questions about The Galena Territory
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is The Galena Territory, IL a good place to live?
Some 1,735 people live in this town, in Illinois.
Is The Galena Territory, IL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $325,000, 10% above the Illinois typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.