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Bunker Hill Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $184K for a typical one, or 2.3 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B overall, 383rd among Illinois's 767 graded towns. Bunker Hill Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns.
Where Bunker Hill Township beats most towns.
Where Bunker Hill Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Bunker Hill Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,441 in 1880, 1,630 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 3 maps from 1912 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bunker Hill 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Bunker Hill Township.
Bunker Hill Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it trails Moro Township and its other neighbors on schools.
Most working residents leave Bunker Hill Township for work: only 11% work in town. Since 2013, Bunker Hill Township has added 87 jobs, to 494 in 2023. Bunker Hill Township’s median household income is $104,000.
| Bunker Hill Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.2% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C, Moro Township highest at A−.
Its public schools are run by Bunker Hill CUSD 8. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Ridge Education CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 407 | C |
| Bunker Hill High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 166 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Bunker Hill Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Bunker Hill Township is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 7,956 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bunker Hill Township’s, it is less healthy than 74%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Bunker Hill Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 37% of adults have high blood pressure in Bunker Hill Township.
| Bunker Hill Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Bunker Hill Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bunker Hill Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
30 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
15 mi Ancient sitePiasa
29 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
26 mi LandmarkMonks MoundCahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bunker Hill Township
About 3 of every 100 Bunker Hill Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in the United States
Bunker Hill is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,630 at the 2020 census, down from 1,774 in 2010.
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4 towns share a border with Bunker Hill Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill Township | #383 | B | A | — | C | B− |
| Brighton Township | #216 | A− | A− | — | B | B |
| Moro Township | #431 | B | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Dorchester Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | B− |
| Hillyard Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dorchester Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Bunker Hill Township, Brighton Township, Moro Township and Dorchester Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hillyard Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bunker Hill Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Bunker Hill Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #383 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B− for health and C for schools.
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.
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