Wysox TownshipIL
A town of 1,296. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Wysox Township a good place to live?
Wysox Township’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a C for incomes. Wysox Township’s January low is 13°F, where Illinois’ towns sit at 17°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 68% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Carroll County Fairgrounds, at 28 acres. Wysox Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Wysox Township stand out
Where Wysox Township beats most towns.
1,296 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Wysox Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Wysox Township is from typical.
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Moving to Wysox Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wysox Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wysox Township.
Wysox Township’s schools rank ahead of 80% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Chadwick-Milledgeville CUSD 399. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 192 | A− |
| Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr HSLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 183 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Wysox Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Wysox Township for work: only 8% work in town. 12% of Wysox Township residents live below the poverty line, above both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The median household income in Wysox Township is $67,000.
| Wysox Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wysox Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Wysox Township since 1981.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wysox Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Wysox Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 13° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wysox Township ranks healthier than 58% of the country’s towns
Wysox Township beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 38% of adults have high blood pressure in Wysox Township.
| Wysox Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Wysox Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 13.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Carroll County Fairgrounds | — | 28 |
| 2. Schell Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Wysox Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wysox Township
About 4 of every 100 Wysox Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
92% of working residents leave Wysox Township for work
Where Wysox Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wysox Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Wysox Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,324 and it contained 641 housing units.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 699 ft
Questions about Wysox Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wysox Township, IL a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Wysox 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−.