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A town of 1,530. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.

Population
1,530
−5.8% since 2010
Median home value
$153K
Census ACS
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
51.4
years
Jobs based here
146
A commuter town

What makes Eagle stand out

The 2 things Eagle does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Eagle for work

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

28% → Streator Streator 28% 9% → Ottawa Ottawa 9% 5% → Reading Reading 5% 4% → Chicago Chicago 4% 3% → Peru Peru 3% 2% → LaSalle LaSalle 2% Eagle · 1% stay
146jobs based in Eagle
1%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Light Rain
H 70° · L 66°

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Schools

Eagle’s public schools outperform 15% of Illinois districts

The public schools Eagle’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 85% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Kimes Elem SchoolPK–2415Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Eagle

Most working residents leave Eagle for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Streator (28%), Ottawa (9%) and Reading (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Eagle1%
Streator28%
Ottawa9%
Reading5%
Chicago4%
18 mi
median commute distance
146
jobs based in Eagle
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 27% of U.S. towns

Eagle beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

CHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better17 too close to call15 worse
What stands outEagleIL
More adults with COPD9.7%6.3%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15%10.3%
More smokers17%12.1%
Osf Saint Elizabeth Mdl Ctr
16.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
13th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Eagle has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–35°
Spring39–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.

56risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
56Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2013
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0.1% of Eagle is conserved land

4.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 27 of 19,898 acres
4.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Eagle

Township in Illinois, United States

Eagle Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,599 and it contained 724 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,599
Area
31 sq mi

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