Homer Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 39,059 and it contained 13,418 housing units. In 2001, the village of Homer Glen was incorporated within area that is Homer Township. This region was formerly an unincorporated census-designated place known as Goodings Grove, Illinois.

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How Homer ranks

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#75Highest income in IL #64Best schools in IL #143Closest to a top hospital in IL All IL rankings →

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Living in Homer

Health in Homer

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Health Grade A−

Healthier than 77% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Illinois

7better than IL·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.

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What stands out

9.9%Fewer adults facing food insecurityIL 15.9% · better 8.7%Fewer adults facing housing insecurityIL 13.2% · better 9.1%More adults who have had cancerIL 7.6% · worse

Care nearby

Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersNew Lenox · 3.6 mi · ER

Aunt Martha's Joliet East Community Health CenterJoliet · 5.9 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 60491, 60441, 60448 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Homer →

Natural hazards in Homer

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌪️ Tornadoes

47Does Homer flood?paid flood claims since 1979 1Disasters that paid out herefederal disaster sent FEMA money to Homer MapHomer vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Schools in Homer

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School Grade A-

The public schools Homer’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#64Best public schoolsof 384 in IL

DistrictHomer CCSD 33CSchools10

Luther J Schilling School A-Elementary · Grades 2–4 · 587 students William J Butler School AElementary · Grades 2–4 · 557 students William E Young School A-Elementary · Grades PK–1 · 452 students Goodings Grove School B+Elementary · Grades PK–1 · 409 students Reed Elem School AElementary · Grades 2–3 · 291 students Bobbie Noonan's Child CareElementary · Grades PK–K · 92 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.