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Collinsville Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $192K for a typical one, or 2.4 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B overall, 407th among Illinois's 767 graded towns. The biggest park or preserve is Drost Park, at 49 acres. 18% of residents are under 18 in Collinsville Township, below both the Illinois town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%).
Where Collinsville Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Collinsville Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,887 in 1880, 24,366 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 6 maps from 1907 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Collinsville Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
5 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
13 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
11 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
13 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise CenterCahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Collinsville 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 Collinsville Township.
Collinsville Township’s peak summer temperature comes in at 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Three of its 11 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by Collinsville CUSD 10. The 4 public schools in Collinsville Township teach 1,374 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collinsville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 894 | C |
| Maryville Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 590 | – |
| Maryville Elem SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 406 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Walkers can cover 6.4 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. In Collinsville Township, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 12, covering 233 acres.
| Collinsville Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Willoughby Heritage Farm Park | 3.2 mi | 43 |
| 2. Drost Park | 0.4 mi | 49 |
| 3. Glidden City Park | 0.4 mi | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Collinsville Township is ahead of Illinois on 3 and behind on 2. For adults locally, the share who have obesity is 38%. Two figures for adults in the town: 13% report frequent physical distress, 11% have diabetes.
| Collinsville Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Collinsville Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.9% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
27% of working residents cross a state line to work.
In Collinsville Township, 13% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are St. Louis (12%), Collinsville (10%) and Edwardsville (7%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
| Collinsville Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 15% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among adults 25 and older in Collinsville Township, 35% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. No age group stands out against Illinois: all are within 4 points. In Collinsville Township, the median age is 42.8 years.
| Collinsville Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.8 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.7 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 44.8, men 40.8.
| Collinsville Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.5% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.3% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.4% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.7% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in half of U.S. communities. Collinsville Township has had 41 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. 27% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 24%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9 within 15 miles of the center of Collinsville Township
About 6 of every 100 Collinsville Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Collinsville is a city located mainly in Madison County and partially in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 24,366. Collinsville is approximately 14 miles (23 km) east of St. Louis, Missouri, and is part of that city's Metro East area. Collinsville is the location of Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, a National Historic Landmark and UNESCO World Heritage Site. This prehistoric urban complex is estimated to have had a population of thousands at its peak, long before European exploration in the area. The city is also known for the Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower, the world's largest ketchup bottle, and is billed as the world's hor…
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7 towns share a border with Collinsville Township.
Edwardsville Township next door grades higher for schools (A− to Collinsville Township’s C+) and lower for cost of living (C to B).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collinsville Township | #407 | B | B | — | C+ | B |
| Edwardsville Township | #248 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
| Nameoki Township | #731 | D | B+ | — | D− | C− |
| Glen Carbon | #236 | A− | C+ | B | A− | A |
| Jarvis Township | #107 | A | B− | — | A | A− |
| Maryville | #253 | A− | B− | A− | C+ | A− |
| Caseyville Township | #342 | B+ | C+ | — | B | B |
| Troy | #27 | A+ | B− | A | A | A |
Collinsville Township, Edwardsville Township, Nameoki Township, Jarvis Township and Caseyville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Collinsville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Collinsville Township grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #407 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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