Canteen TownshipIL
A town of 7,714.
Is Canteen Township a good place to live?
Canteen Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $74K, less than a year of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades C− overall, 637th among Illinois's 767 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 93% of the country, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 82% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, it has 15 miles of trail. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Canteen Township, above both the Illinois town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, at 1,364 acres with 9.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Canteen Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 84% of U.S. towns.
What makes Canteen Township stand out
Where Canteen Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Canteen Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.1% | 10.3% |
Canteen Township has shrunk 25% since 2010
10,263 counted in 2010 and 8,004 in 2020; an estimated 7,714 in 2025.
The decline has continued: down 3.9% since 2020, after 22% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Canteen Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Canteen Township is from typical.
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Cahokia and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Canteen Township. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town State parkCahokia
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
6 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
2 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
5 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
7 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise CenterPhoto credits
Cahokia: 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 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Canteen Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Canteen 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 Canteen Township.
Canteen Township sends many workers across the state line, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Illinois (mostly inland flooding) and has poverty well above the Illinois rate.
Conserved land covers 18.2% of Canteen Township
Canteen Township’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site | 9.8 mi | 1,364 |
| 2. American Legion Post 961 Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Canteen Township’s schools trail 77% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by East St Louis SD 189. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Avant Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 342 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, more of Canteen Township’s adults have diabetes
18% of adults have diabetes in Canteen Township. Only 9 of the 767 Illinois towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Canteen Township. 45% of adults have obesity in Canteen Township.
| Canteen Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 18% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Canteen Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.9% | 17.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 7.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.1% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Canteen Township faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $1,001 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1979, 69 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Canteen Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical July afternoon in Canteen Township is hotter than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
The July high in Canteen Township is 89°F. Canteen Township has chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Canteen Township
32% of working residents cross a state line to work. Canteen Township has about as many jobs (2,793) as working residents, but only 150 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Canteen Township for work: only 5% work in town. 6.4% of Canteen Township workers work from home. The top destinations are St.
| Canteen Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $50,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.4% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Canteen Township
Colleges nearby
18 within 15 miles of the center of Canteen Township
About 3 of every 100 Canteen Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Canteen Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Canteen Township is located in St. Clair County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,263 and it contained 4,027 housing units. Canteen Township was formed from Centreville Station Township when it was subdivided on March 5, 1910.
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- Area
- 17 sq mi
Canteen Township’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Canteen Township.
Caseyville Township next door grades higher for schools (B to Canteen Township’s C−) and lower for cost of living (C+ to A).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canteen Township | #637 | C− | A | — | C− | D |
| East St. Louis · East St. Louis Township | #695 | D | A | — | D | D− |
| Washington Park | — | — | A− | — | D− | D− |
| Fairview Heights | #568 | C | B | D | B− | B− |
| Caseyville Township | #342 | B+ | C+ | — | B | B |
| Fairmont City | — | — | A | B− | C− | D |
| Nameoki Township | #731 | D | B+ | — | D− | C− |
| Belleville | #595 | C | B | C− | B− | C+ |
Washington Park and Fairmont City have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Canteen Township, East St. Louis, Washington Park, Caseyville Township and Nameoki Township report no FBI crime data of their own. East St. Louis Township and East St. Louis are one community, graded once. Compare Canteen Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Canteen Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Canteen Township, IL a good place to live?
Canteen Township grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #637 of 767 in Illinois. It grades D for health and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Canteen 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.