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Tolono Township grades B− overall, ranked 488th of 767 in Illinois, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 88% of U.S. towns. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $268K for a typical one and 4.1 times the Champaign metro’s $66K median household income. Tolono Township’s mean commuting time is 20 minutes, below both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Dana Colbert Sr. Park, at 49 acres.
Where Tolono Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Tolono Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 9.9% |
5,270 counted in 2010 and 6,298 in 2020; an estimated 6,256 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 19.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Tolono Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 777 in 1870, 3,604 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1986 and 4 maps from 1907 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tolono Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
7 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
15 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
19 mi City parkRobert Allerton Park
7 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
20 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace MuseumGies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tolono 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 Tolono Township.
Tolono Township has less no health insurance than most of Illinois and has commutes shorter than most of Illinois.
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 5.9% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide.
The share of adults in Tolono Township who report frequent mental distress: 16%. 18% of adults in Tolono Township get no exercise outside work; 11% report frequent physical distress.
| Tolono Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Tolono Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The largest public high school is Unity High School, with 480 students. Tolono CUSD 7 runs its public schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Jr High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 367 | A− |
| Unity High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 480 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 2,749 working residents takes 19.5 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois. Jobs based here grew from 960 in 2013 to 1,605.
Most people who work leave Tolono Township to do it: just 6% work in town. Jobs in Tolono Township grew by 645 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,605. Half of commuters travel less than 9 miles. Tolono Township: 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Tolono Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.3% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 18° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults 25 and older in Tolono Township, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 41%. People 65 and older are 13% of residents (17% statewide). The age of the median resident for Tolono Township comes to 34.4 years.
| Tolono Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.4 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.4 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Tolono Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.7% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.1% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.8% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.8% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.6% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.2% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
1.5 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. East Side Park | 0.5 mi | 6 |
| 2. Dana Colbert Sr. Park | 0.1 mi | 49 |
| 3. West Side Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearly two fifths of Tolono Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 20%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in just over half of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Tolono Township
About 7 of every 100 Tolono Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Where Tolono Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Illinois, United States
Tolono is a village in Tolono Township, Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,604 at the 2020 census. Its name was fabricated by J.B. Calhoun, land commission of the Illinois Central Railroad, who wrote about it simply: "[I] placed the vowel o three times, thus o-o-o, and filling in with the consonants t-l-n."
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6 towns share a border with Tolono Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolono Township | #488 | B− | C− | — | B | A |
| Philo Township | — | — | C | — | B | A− |
| Colfax Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pesotum Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Savoy | #448 | B− | C− | — | C | A |
| Champaign Township | #280 | A− | C | — | B− | A |
| Sadorus Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Philo Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Tolono Township, Philo Township, Savoy and Champaign Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Colfax Township, Pesotum Township and Sadorus Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tolono Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Tolono Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #488 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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