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A town of 1,852. 62% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Population
1,852
2025 Census estimate · −2.8% since 2020
Median home value
$124K
Census ACS
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
50.5
years
Jobs based here
275
A commuter town
Is Buena Vista Township a good place to live?
The best of Buena Vista Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a D for incomes. The biggest park or preserve is Scripps Park, at 134 acres. Buena Vista Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Buena Vista Township stand out
Where Buena Vista Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Buena Vista Township for work
Where Buena Vista Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
275jobs based in Buena Vista Township
4%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Buena Vista Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Buena Vista Township is from typical.
Jobs & income275 jobs based hereDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $124K, 1.9 years of the county’s $66K median household incomeAOpen →HealthSarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital 3.3 miles awayC−Open →SchoolsBehind 70% of Illinois districts on tests and graduationCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.5 of 20; 5.4% of households have no car; 1.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Hazard riskcold waves tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0 miles of trails; 5% conserved landB−Open →HistoryB−Open →Civic life5.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Buena Vista Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Buena Vista Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRushville water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers84% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Buena Vista Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSchuyler County ClerkSchuyler County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code6268162681 100%Census 2020
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 Buena Vista Township.
HealthC−
Residents of Buena Vista Township are less healthy than three in four U.S. towns
Among adults in Buena Vista Township, 23% say their health is fair or poor. Of 32 CDC measures, Buena Vista Township beats the Illinois average on 1 and trails it on 12. 15% of adults in the town have diabetes; 18% smoke cigarettes.
24%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Buena Vista Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Buena Vista Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.4% | 75.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.4% | 10.3% |
Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital
3.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
More of Buena Vista Township’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
Commuting out is the norm in Buena Vista Township: 4% of working residents work locally. The town’s income of the median household is $71,000, where Illinois’ towns sit at $83,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. For Buena Vista Township, the average trip to work is 18 minutes. Half commute less than 23 miles.
4%work in town
| Buena Vista Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 39% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Buena Vista Township4%
Rushville20%
Mount Sterling12%
Springfield8%
Beardstown6%
23 mi
median commute distance
275
jobs based in Buena Vista Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Buena Vista Township
July afternoons reach 86° and January nights drop to 18°.
86°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring42–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–65°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
86°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5.1%conserved
5.1%
conserved · 1,188 of 23,211 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Scripps Park | — | 134 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Buena Vista Township: cold waves
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Buena Vista Township once, in 2002. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 27% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 20% to strong winds.
51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesStrong windInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Buena Vista Township
18pages on Buena Vista Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Buena Vista Township; the nearest are
Western Illinois UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Macomb22.9 mi$15,264 in-state tuitionSpoon River CollegeCommunity college · Public · Canton39.3 mi$6,090 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Buena Vista Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Buena Vista Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Buena Vista Township is located in Schuyler County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,849 and it contained 667 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
Buena Vista Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Buena Vista Township.
Littleton TownshipWoodstock TownshipCamden TownshipRushville TownshipBuena Vista Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Township | — | — | A | — | C | C− |
| Littleton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodstock Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Camden Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rushville Township | — | — | A | — | C | C |
Buena Vista Township and Rushville Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Buena Vista Township and Rushville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Littleton Township, Woodstock Township and Camden Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Buena Vista Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Buena Vista Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Buena Vista Township, IL a good place to live?
62% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Buena Vista Township, IL expensive?
Not for the 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.