Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
33% of residents live below the poverty line in East St. Louis Township, above both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 769 Illinois towns, just 5 have a lower middle household income than East St. Louis Township. The biggest park or preserve is Jones Park, at 60 acres. We don’t grade East St. Louis Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where East St. Louis Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 5,044 in 1870, a peak of 82,366 in 1950, 18,469 in 2020. The archive holds 23 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 6 maps from 1934 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East St. Louis Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw3 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
3 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
2 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
5 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
4 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 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in East St. Louis 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 East St. Louis Township.
Of the losses FEMA expects in East St. Louis Township, 45% come from inland flooding and 32% from earthquakes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 303 claims locally since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by East St Louis SD 189. Of its 12 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The 4 public schools in East St. Louis Township teach 1,641 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason/Clark Middle SchLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 540 | D |
| East St Louis Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,288 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts
East St. Louis Township’s typical journey to work comes in at 23 minutes. Most people who work leave East St. Louis Township to do it: just 9% work in town. Employers in East St. Louis Township shed 1,179 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 4,466. The top destinations are St. Louis (16%), East St. Louis (9%) and Belleville (7%).
| East St. Louis Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.6% | 11% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 24° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter. East St. Louis Township brings chilly winters and warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just over half of adults have high blood pressure in East St. Louis Township. Only one of the 768 Illinois towns we compare has a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than East St. Louis Township. Of 32 CDC measures, East St. Louis Township beats the Illinois average on 4 and trails it on 24.
| East St. Louis Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | East St. Louis Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.1% | 17.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 33% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails run 3.5 miles in 10 parks and preserves. East St. Louis Township’s density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| East St. Louis Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jones Park | 0.9 mi | 60 |
| 2. Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park | 0.1 mi | 30 |
| 3. Lincoln Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
17 within 15 miles of the center of East St. Louis Township
About 4 of every 100 East St. Louis Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
27,006 counted in 2010 and 18,469 in 2020; an estimated 17,682 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
City in Illinois, United States
East St. Louis or East Saint Louis, also known as ESTL, is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is across the Mississippi River from downtown St. Louis, Missouri, and the Gateway Arch National Park. East St. Louis is in the Metro East region of Southern Illinois. East St. Louis was Illinois's fourth-largest city in 1950, when its population peaked at 82,366. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 18,469, less than one-quarter of the 1950 census and a decline of almost one-third since 2010.
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10 towns share a border with East St. Louis Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East St. Louis Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East St. Louis | #695 | D | A | — | D | D− |
| Centreville Township | #721 | D | A− | — | D | D− |
| Canteen Township | #637 | C− | A | — | C− | D |
| Cahokia Heights | — | — | C | — | D | — |
| Belleville | #595 | C | B | C− | B− | C+ |
| Washington Park | — | — | A− | — | D− | D− |
| Fairmont City | — | — | A | B− | C− | D |
Washington Park and Fairmont City have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. East St. Louis, Centreville Township, Canteen Township, Cahokia Heights and Washington Park report no FBI crime data of their own. East St. Louis Township and Cahokia Heights aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East St. Louis Township with a neighbor →
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We don’t grade East St. Louis Township yet; the figures below are still real.
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