Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A city of 65,343, established in 1850.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Warren Township grades B+ overall, ranked 362nd of 767 in Illinois. It has 19 miles of trail. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 86% of the country and the median household earns $104K. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $326K, 3.6 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. On hazard risk, just 65 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. 12% of the land in Warren Township is conserved, above both Illinois’ towns (3.6%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve, at 522 acres.
Where Warren Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Warren Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Warren Township. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
26 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
Big draw38 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearSix Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Warren 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 Warren Township.
Warren Township carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Illinois (mostly inland flooding) and trades workers with Chicago and other neighbors.
18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Warren Township, below both the Illinois town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%). 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Warren Township. Warren Township beats the Illinois average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Warren Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Warren Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.6% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.5% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Two of its 17 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,541 | C− |
| Warren Township High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,537 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Warren Special Recreation | 1.5 mi | 66 |
| 2. Viking Park | 1.5 mi | 45 |
| 3. Hunt Club Park | 1.2 mi | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 92% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $325 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Warren Township is 18 of 100. Since 1979, 99 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Warren Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Warren Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Warren Township’s July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Warren Township has about as many jobs (29,740) as working residents, but only 3,757 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Warren Township for work: only 12% work in town. 17% of Warren Township workers work from home. The top destinations are Chicago (10%), Gurnee (9%) and Waukegan (8%).
| Warren Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
5 within 15 miles of the center of Warren Township
About 8 of every 100 Warren Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Township in Illinois, United States
Warren Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 65,883. The cities of Gurnee, Park City, and Grayslake lie within its borders. The township was established in 1850 by settlers who came from the town of Warren, New York. Both were named in honor of Major General Joseph Warren, killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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10 towns share a border with Warren Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Township | #362 | B+ | C− | — | B− | A |
| Avon Township | #401 | B | C | — | B− | A− |
| Libertyville Township | #40 | A+ | C− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Newport Township | #443 | B | C− | — | B | B+ |
| Third Lake | — | — | B− | — | B+ | A |
| Waukegan · Waukegan Township | #639 | C− | C+ | C | C | C |
| Grayslake | #52 | A+ | C+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Park City | #277 | A− | A | — | C | B+ |
Third Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Warren Township, Avon Township, Libertyville Township, Newport Township, Third Lake and Park City report no FBI crime data of their own. Waukegan Township and Waukegan are one community, graded once. Compare Warren Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Warren Township grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #362 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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