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A town of 908. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.

Population
908
−9.8% since 2010
Median home value
$167K
Census ACS
Household income
$88K
median
Median age
46.3
years
Jobs based here
83
A commuter town

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Small town

908 people, and everyone knows the way

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Schools

Amity’s public schools outperform 18% of Illinois districts

The public schools Amity’s kids attend trail 82% of Illinois’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Cornell Elem SchoolPK–8114C
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state testsAll 1 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Amity

Most working residents leave Amity for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Pontiac (14%), Bloomington (11%) and Streator (4%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Amity3%
Pontiac14%
Bloomington11%
Streator4%
Nebraska4%
33 mi
median commute distance
83
jobs based in Amity
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Amity has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–36°
Spring40–62°
Summer62–84°
Fall43–64°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Amity is

Amity beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Illinois
1 better22 too close to call9 worse
What stands outAmityIL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity11.1%13.2%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.3%10.3%
Osf Saint Elizabeth Mdl Ctr
31 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Amity is conserved land

10 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Amity: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 4 of 23,150 acres
10 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Humiston Woods Nature Center3.9 mi299
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Amity for work

Where Amity’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Pontiac Pontiac 14% 11% → Bloomington Bloomington 11% 4% → Streator Streator 4% 4% → Nebraska Nebraska 4% 4% → Chicago Chicago 4% 3% → Normal Normal 3% Amity · 3% stay
83jobs based in Amity
3%of working residents work in town
33 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Amity

Township in Illinois, United States

Amity Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 781 and it contained 382 housing units.

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Population
781
Area
36 sq mi

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