Christy TownshipIL
A town of 2,128.
Is Christy Township a good place to live?
Christy Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. Only 23 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score higher on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. On incomes, just 61 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Christy Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Christy Township has shrunk 44% since 2010
3,774 counted in 2010 and 3,120 in 2020; an estimated 2,128 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Christy Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Christy Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Christy Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Christy 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 Christy Township.
Christy Township’s public schools trail 70% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Red Hill CUSD 10. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Attendance CenterLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 193 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Christy Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Christy Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Christy Township has chilly winters and warm summers. At 87°F, Christy Township’s July high is above both the Illinois town median (84°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Christy Township’s adults had a checkup this year than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
74% of adults had a checkup this year in Christy Township, against 78% in Illinois’ towns and 79% across U.S. towns. 14% of Christy Township adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Christy Township beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Christy Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Christy Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 7.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.3% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Christy Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Christy Township for work: only 4% work in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Christy Township. Jobs based in Christy Township grew to 642 in 2023, 443 more than in 2013.
| Christy Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Christy Township has set aside 4.5% of its land for conservation
3.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Christy Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Christy Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Burrows Cave and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Christy Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi National Historical ParkGeorge Rogers Clark National Historical Park113K visitors a year17 mi MuseumIndiana Military Museum
18 mi MuseumIndiana Territorial CapitolPhoto credits
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park: The original uploader was Agentmoose at English Wikipedia. on 2006-07-08., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Indiana Territorial Capitol: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Christy Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Christy Township
About 2 of every 100 Christy Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Christy Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Christy Township is located in Lawrence County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,120 and it contained 564 housing units.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 469 ft
Christy Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Christy Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C+ |
| Petty Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lukin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bridgeport Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C− |
Christy Township and Bridgeport Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Christy Township and Bridgeport Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Petty Township and Lukin Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Christy Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Christy Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Christy 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+.