Washington TownshipWill County, IL
A town of 6,498.
Is Washington Township a good place to live?
Washington Township grades B overall, 386th among Illinois's 767 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $102K. A typical home there costs about $280K, 3.1 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 3% of residents live below the poverty line in Washington Township, below both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
86% of working residents leave Washington Township for work
Where Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Washington Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
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Moving to Washington Township: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Washington Township.
Washington Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Washington Township’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 1,056 in 2013 to 1,485.
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 14% work in town. Washington Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Washington Township grew to 1,485 in 2023, 429 more than in 2013.
| Washington Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.8% | 11% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington Township’s public schools trail 51% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Beecher CUSD 200U. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Beecher High School, with 343 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beecher Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 459 | B |
| Beecher High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 343 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Washington Township
Washington Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Washington Township is healthier than 57% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,244 U.S. towns with household incomes like Washington Township’s, it is less healthy than 67%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Washington Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 19% of adults binge drink in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.3% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Washington Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Washington Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Washington Township has set aside 0.7% of its land for conservation
1.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fireman's Park | 0.5 mi | 10 |
| 2. Beecher Lion's Park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
| 3. Women's Welfare Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Washington Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 5 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Washington Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Washington Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,263 and it contained 2,404 housing units. Washington Township was formed from Crete Township and Sherburn Township on an unknown date.
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- Area
- 45 sq mi
Washington Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #386 | B | B− | — | B− | B |
| Will Township | — | — | B− | — | B | B− |
| Crete Township | #538 | C+ | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Yellowhead Township | #642 | C− | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
Will Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Will Township, Crete Township and Yellowhead Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Washington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Washington Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Washington Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #386 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health and B− for schools.
Is Washington Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.