A town of 10,769, settled in 1961. Nearly 29.8% of it is conserved land.
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29.8% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
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14 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area | 3.2 mi | 824 |
| 2. McKinley Wood Forest Preserve | 2.3 mi | 482 |
| 3. Central Park | 1.3 mi | 44 |
The public schools Channahon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| N B Galloway Elem School | PK–2 | 364 | D− |
| Pioneer Path | 3–4 | 244 | A− |
| Channahon Junior High School | 7–8 | 269 | A |
| Three Rivers School | 5–6 | 268 | A− |
| SOWIC-Com & Adaptive Bhvr NB Gall | M | — | Not graded |
| SOWIC-Comm & Adaptive Bhvr CJH | M | — | Not graded |
Channahon beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Channahon | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 9.9% |
The typical Channahon home is worth about $386,000, up 4% in a year, 30% above the Illinois typical home.
Channahon has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Most working residents leave Channahon for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Joliet (14%), Chicago (9%) and Channahon (6%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
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Village in Illinois, United States
Channahon ( SHAN-ə-hon) is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River. The Illinois and Michigan Canal also passes through the village, intersecting the DuPage River at Channahon State Park. Most of the village is within Channahon Township of Will County.
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4 towns share a border with Channahon.