East Eldorado TownshipIL
A town of 5,182.
Is East Eldorado Township a good place to live?
East Eldorado Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $88K for a typical one, or 1.7 years of the county’s $53K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 588th of 767 in Illinois. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $51K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 78% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. On health, just 115 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse.
How East Eldorado Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far East Eldorado Township is from typical.
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Moving to East Eldorado Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Eldorado 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 East Eldorado Township.
On CDC estimates, East Eldorado Township is less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns
Against the 6,158 U.S. towns with household incomes like East Eldorado Township’s, it is less healthy than 53%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
East Eldorado Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in East Eldorado Township, above both Illinois’ towns (13%) and U.S. towns (14%). 17% of East Eldorado Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| East Eldorado Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | East Eldorado Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.4% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 6.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in East Eldorado Township fall behind 54% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Eldorado CUSD 4. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Eldorado High School, with 309 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 550 | C− |
| Eldorado High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 309 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in East Eldorado Township
East Eldorado Township’s FEMA risk score is 78 of 100, above both the Illinois town median (50 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 2014, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East Eldorado Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
East Eldorado Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
8.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mahoney Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and hot summers in East Eldorado Township
East Eldorado Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. East Eldorado Township’s July high is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of East Eldorado Township’s workers commute out
About one in 4 of East Eldorado Township’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, East Eldorado Township has added 264 jobs, to 1,713 in 2023. The average trip to work in East Eldorado Township is 23 minutes.
| East Eldorado Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about East Eldorado Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of East Eldorado Township
About 2 of every 100 East Eldorado Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About East Eldorado Township
Township in Illinois, United States
East Eldorado Township is located in Saline County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,906 and it contained 2,859 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 407 ft
East Eldorado Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with East Eldorado Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Eldorado Township | #588 | C | A | — | B− | C− |
| Rector Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cottage Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raleigh Township | — | — | B− | — | C | C+ |
| North Fork Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Equality Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Raleigh Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. East Eldorado Township and Raleigh Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Rector Township, Cottage Township, North Fork Township and Equality Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Eldorado Township with a neighbor →
Questions about East Eldorado Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Eldorado Township, IL a good place to live?
East Eldorado Township grades C overall, better than 31% of U.S. towns and #588 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Is East Eldorado 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.