Alhambra TownshipIL
A town of 1,583, laid out in 1849. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Alhambra Township a good place to live?
The best of Alhambra Township’s subject grades is an A− for schools; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 29% of residents are 65 or older in Alhambra Township, above both Illinois’ towns (19%) and U.S. towns (18%). Homes are within reach, about $206K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Alhambra Township Park, at 47 acres. Alhambra Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Alhambra Township stand out
Where Alhambra Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Alhambra Township for work
Where Alhambra Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Alhambra Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Alhambra Township is from typical.
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Moving to Alhambra Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alhambra Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Alhambra Township.
Public schools in Alhambra Township beat 78% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Highland CUSD 5. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alhambra Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 156 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Alhambra Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Alhambra Township for work: only 4% work in town. The median household income in Alhambra Township is $94,000. The top destinations are Highland (9%), Edwardsville (8%) and St.
| Alhambra Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Alhambra Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Alhambra Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Alhambra Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Alhambra Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Alhambra Township’s July high is 87°F, above both the Illinois town median (84°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Alhambra Township ranks healthier than 54% of the country’s towns
Alhambra Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 38% of adults have high blood pressure in Alhambra Township.
| Alhambra Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Alhambra Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alhambra Township Park | — | 47 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Alhambra Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Alhambra Township
About 4 of every 100 Alhambra Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Alhambra Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Alhambra is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 622 at the 2020 census. Alhambra is part of the Metro-East region of the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 564 ft
- ZIP code
- 62001
Alhambra Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Alhambra Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alhambra Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Leef Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olive Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | B− |
| Hamel Township | #211 | A− | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Marine Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | A− |
Alhambra Township, Olive Township and Marine Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Alhambra Township, Olive Township, Hamel Township and Marine Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Leef Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Alhambra Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Alhambra Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Alhambra Township, IL a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Alhambra Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Louis, MO-IL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.