Blue Ridge TownshipIL
A town of 1,379, settled in 1879.
Is Blue Ridge Township a good place to live?
Blue Ridge Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for health and walkability; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Blue Ridge Township’s median age is 49.6 years, where Illinois’ towns sit at 40.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Blue Ridge Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,379 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Blue Ridge Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Blue Ridge Township is from typical.
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Gies Memorial Stadium and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blue Ridge Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
19 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
11 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
16 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
22 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
19 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsPhoto credits
Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain
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Moving to Blue Ridge Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blue Ridge Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Blue Ridge Township.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Blue Ridge Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Blue Ridge Township for work: only 2% work in town. 6.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Blue Ridge Township, near the Illinois town median (8.4%) and below the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Champaign (25%), Urbana (10%) and Monticello (9%).
| Blue Ridge Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Blue Ridge Township’s schools trail 69% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Blue Ridge CUSD 18. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr HSLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 232 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Residents of Blue Ridge Township are healthier than 74% of U.S. towns
Blue Ridge Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults binge drink in Blue Ridge Township.
| Blue Ridge Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Blue Ridge Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Blue Ridge Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Blue Ridge Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Blue Ridge Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0% of Blue Ridge Township is conserved land
7.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Blue Ridge Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mansfield City Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Blue Ridge Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Blue Ridge Township
About 2 of every 100 Blue Ridge Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
98% of working residents leave Blue Ridge Township for work
Where Blue Ridge Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blue Ridge Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Blue Ridge is an unincorporated community in Blue Ridge Township Piatt County, Illinois, United States, on County Route 10 and the Norfolk Southern Railway, 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Mansfield.
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- Elevation
- 787 ft
Questions about Blue Ridge Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blue Ridge Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.