Chouteau TownshipIL
A town of 7,428.
Is Chouteau Township a good place to live?
Chouteau Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $100K, 1.3 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 577th of 767 in Illinois. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its public schools trail 96% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. On civic life, just 117 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns do worse. 12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Chouteau Township, against 29% in Illinois’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
What makes Chouteau Township stand out
Where Chouteau Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Jobs vs. working residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| South Primary School | PK–2 | 450 |
| Mitchell Elementary School | 3–4 | 413 |
| Hartford Elem School | PK–5 | 172 |
Every workday, about 11,068 people come to Chouteau Township for work
Where Chouteau Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Chouteau Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Chouteau Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Cahokia and 53 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chouteau Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
13 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
9 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
12 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
10 mi Ancient sitePiasaPhoto 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 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Chouteau Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chouteau 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 Chouteau Township.
Chouteau Township draws workers from Granite City and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Chouteau Township earns a D− for schools
One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 450 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Chouteau Township
11,353 jobs are based in Chouteau Township, 3.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 27% of working residents cross a state line to work, St. Louis among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave Chouteau Township for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Chouteau Township has added 4,824 jobs, to 11,353 in 2023. 14% of Chouteau Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Chouteau Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.7% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Chouteau Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 47 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chouteau Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Chouteau Township
Chouteau Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Chouteau Township is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Chouteau Township is less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,956 U.S. towns with household incomes like Chouteau Township’s, it is healthier than 63%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Chouteau Township beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 19% of adults report frequent mental distress in Chouteau Township.
| Chouteau Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Chouteau Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 9.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.1% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Chouteau Township has set aside 4% of its land for conservation
1.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hartford Park | 0.6 mi | 17 |
| 2. South Roxana Dad's Club Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Chouteau Township
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Chouteau Township
About 7 of every 100 Chouteau Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Chouteau Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Chouteau Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,226 and it contained 3,438 housing units. It contains the census-designated place of Mitchell.
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- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 420 ft
Chouteau Township’s neighbors
9 towns share a border with Chouteau Township.
Edwardsville Township next door grades higher for schools (A− to Chouteau Township’s D−) and lower for cost of living (C to A+).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chouteau Township | #577 | C | A+ | — | D− | C+ |
| Nameoki Township | #731 | D | B+ | — | D− | C− |
| Edwardsville Township | #248 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
| Venice Township | #750 | D | B+ | — | D− | D |
| Granite City · Granite City Township | #715 | D | A | D | D− | C− |
| Pontoon Beach | #759 | D− | B− | C | D− | C− |
| Wood River Township | #355 | B+ | A | — | B | C+ |
Chouteau Township, Nameoki Township, Edwardsville Township, Venice Township and Wood River Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Granite City Township and Granite City are one community, graded once. Compare Chouteau Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Chouteau Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Chouteau Township, IL a good place to live?
Chouteau Township grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #577 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C+ for health and D− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Chouteau 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+.