Webber TownshipIL
A town of 2,095.
Is Webber Township a good place to live?
Webber Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 80 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. Only 58 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Webber Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns. Webber Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
97% of working residents leave Webber Township for work
Where Webber Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Webber Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Webber Township is from typical.
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Moving to Webber Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Webber 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 Webber Township.
On CDC estimates, Webber Township is less healthy than four in five U.S. towns
14% of adults have diabetes in Webber Township. Two figures for adults in the town: 16% report frequent physical distress, 19% report frequent mental distress.
| Webber Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Webber Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 6.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.9% | 10.3% |
| More smokers | 18.5% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Webber Township’s public schools trail 66% of Illinois districts
Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Webber Township teach 370 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluford Grade SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 236 | B− |
| Webber High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 134 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Webber Township has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Webber Township: 3.2% of working residents work locally. Its typical household income stands at $59,000, below both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Webber Township grew to 134 in 2023, 27 more than in 2013. For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away.
| Webber Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Webber Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 10 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 87°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Webber Township is earthquakes, at a moderate overall level
Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Webber Township is higher. Expected losses in Webber Township break down as 52% from earthquakes and 20% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Webber Township is conserved land
4.8 miles of trail. Webber Township’s trail density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Illinois’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Webber Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Webber Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Webber Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Webber Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Webber Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,104 and it contained 910 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 489 ft
Webber Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Webber Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webber Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C− |
| Farrington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pendleton Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Four Mile Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Vernon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Webber Township and Pendleton Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Webber Township and Pendleton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Farrington Township, Four Mile Township and Mount Vernon Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Webber Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Webber Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Webber Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.