Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Because it does well by almost any measure. Washington Township earns an A+, ranked 43rd of 767 in Illinois. Its public schools beat 94% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation, the median household earns $90K, and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 79% of the country. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in cost of living. Washington Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area, at 668 acres with 23.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
Where Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Farm Creek Section is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 712 in 1850, 16,071 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 4 maps from 1928 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington 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 Washington Township.
Washington Township has schools in the top 5% of Illinois, has less no health insurance than most of Illinois and has commutes shorter than most of Illinois.
That grade ranks #29 of the 768 Illinois towns we grade for schools.
Three of the 8 schools are below, and why each made the list. The 5 public schools in Washington Township teach 2,431 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Primary SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 700 | A+ |
| Washington Comm High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,399 | A− |
| Central Intermediate SchTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 649 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Count the trails in 17 parks and preserves and they come to 29 miles. The concentration of trails for Washington Township comes to 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Washington Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area | 23.5 mi | 668 |
| 2. Meadow Valley Park | 2.9 mi | 84 |
| 3. Weaver Park | 0.5 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 5.7% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide.
10% of Washington Township adults have diabetes. This Illinois town beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 18% binge drink, 16% say their health is fair or poor.
| Washington Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 11,068 working residents takes 19.6 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
16% of workers work from home in Washington Township. Just 13% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 1,190, to 5,401. The top destinations are Peoria (29%), Washington (10%) and East Peoria (7%).
| Washington Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Households in Washington Township have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. On expected storm and flood damage, Washington Township sits below 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, Washington Township has seen 24 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 25% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The share of adults 25 and older in Washington Township who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 38%. Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide).
| Washington Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 29% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.7 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.5, men 39.2.
| Washington Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.1% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.4% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.7% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park27 mi Zoo & aquariumMiller Park Zoo
7 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I House
7 mi MuseumMetamora Courthouse State Historic Site
8 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical GardenWildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain
5 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 6 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Washington is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. Washington is on U.S. Route 24 and Illinois Route 8, northeast of East Peoria. The population was 16,071 at the 2020 census, a 48.2% percent increase over 2000. It is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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5 towns share a border with Washington Township.
At #43 in IL, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Morton (A) comes closest.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #43 | A+ | B− | — | A | A− |
| Fondulac Township | #457 | B− | B | — | C | B |
| Morton · Morton Township | #141 | A | C+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Cruger Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Worth Township | #214 | A− | C+ | — | A | A |
Cruger Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Fondulac Township, Cruger Township and Worth Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Morton Township and Morton are one community, graded once. Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Washington Township grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #43 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
