York TownshipCarroll County, IL
A town of 2,757.
Is York Township a good place to live?
York Township earns a D, 747th among Illinois's 767 graded towns, mostly because of schools and incomes. Its public schools trail 84% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. The median household income is $67K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. One bright spot: homes are within reach, about $162K for a typical one, or 2.7 years of the county’s $61K median household income. 8% of residents are under 18 in York Township, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. York Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 87% of U.S. towns.
York Township has grown 57% since 2010
1,734 counted in 2010 and 2,739 in 2020; an estimated 2,757 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 58% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How York Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far York Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to York Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in York 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 York Township.
Most of York Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
30% of working residents cross a state line to work, Clinton among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave York Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, York Township has lost 44 jobs, to 252 in 2023. The top destinations are Savanna (9%), Clinton (8%) and Chicago (4%).
| York Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $67,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.9% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health in York Township trails 74% of U.S. towns
York Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 19% of York Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| York Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | York Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.6% | 12.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.1% | 10.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.7% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In York Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
York 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
York Township has set aside 15.2% of its land for conservation
5.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Thomson Prairie, at 360 acres. The trail density in York Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Simpson's Prairie | 0.8 mi | 135 |
| 2. Thomson Prairie | — | 360 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in York Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in York Township since 2001.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about York Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of York Township
About 3 of every 100 York Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
94% of working residents leave York Township for work
Where York Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About York Township
Township in Illinois, United States
York Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,739 and it contained 905 housing units. The township was formerly known as Harlem Township until its name was changed in 1850.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 56 sq mi
- Elevation
- 610 ft
York Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with York Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | #747 | D | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Fairhaven Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Carroll Township | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Fulton Township | #487 | B− | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| Savanna Township | #661 | C− | B+ | — | C− | C− |
Mount Carroll Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. York Township, Mount Carroll Township, Fulton Township and Savanna Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Fairhaven Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare York Township with a neighbor →
Questions about York Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is York Township, IL a good place to live?
York Township grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #747 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C for health and C− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is York 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 B+.