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50% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Trash & recyclingEdwardsville Township grades A− overall, ranked 248th of 767 in Illinois, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 84% of the country and its schools outperform 78% of the state's. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $93K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $282K for a typical one and 3.5 times the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. 52% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Edwardsville Township, above both the Illinois town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 122 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score higher on civic life. Bohm Woods Nature Preserve, at 84 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Edwardsville Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Edwardsville Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 9.9% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Edwardsville Township is from typical.
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Its founding year, 1818, comes before those of 96% of the Illinois towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 677 in 1850, 26,808 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1822 and 6 maps from 1927 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Edwardsville Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
16 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
10 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
15 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
14 mi Ancient sitePiasaCahokia: 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Edwardsville 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 Edwardsville Township.
Edwardsville Township sends many workers across the state line to St. Louis and has less no health insurance than most of Illinois.
Edwardsville Township’s trail network density stands at 0.6 miles per square mile. Trails run 22 miles in 21 parks and preserves.
| Edwardsville Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Watershed Nature Center | 1.4 mi | 64 |
| 2. Bohm Woods Nature Preserve | 1.1 mi | 84 |
| 3. Township Park | 0.8 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Three of its 15 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Its public schools are run by Edwardsville CUSD 7. 6 public schools serve Edwardsville Township, with 2,244 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 736 | A− |
| Edwardsville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,342 | A |
| Columbus Elem SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 373 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 5.9% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide.
The share of adults in Edwardsville Township who say their health is fair or poor: 15%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Edwardsville Township beats Illinois on 15 and trails on 1. In Edwardsville Township, 18% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 8.9% have diabetes.
| Edwardsville Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Edwardsville Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 72.5% | 75.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Edwardsville Township, the peak summer temperature is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
25% of working residents cross a state line to work, St. Louis among the top destinations. Edwardsville Township has about as many jobs (19,425) as working residents, but only 3,471 people both live and work here.
Roughly one working resident in five has a job in Edwardsville Township itself. The town had 19,425 jobs in 2023, up 4,262 from 2013. 17% of workers work remotely from home in the town. Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles.
| Edwardsville Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of the losses FEMA expects in Edwardsville Township, 26% come from inland flooding and 24% from earthquakes. Compared with 57% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Since 1978, 40 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Edwardsville Township
College town 16 of every 100 Edwardsville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Edwardsville is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 26,808 as of the 2020 census. The city was named in honor of Ninian Edwards, former governor of the Illinois Territory. Edwardsville is a part of Southern Illinois and the Metro East region within Greater St. Louis, located 18 miles (29 km) northeast of downtown St. Louis. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the Edwardsville Arts Center, the Edwardsville Journal, the Madison County Record, and the Edwardsville Intelligencer are based in Edwardsville. Edwardsville High School and Metro-East Lutheran High School serve students in the area. Edwardsville also serves as the headquart…
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8 towns share a border with Edwardsville Township.
Collinsville Township next door grades lower for schools (C+ to Edwardsville Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (B to C).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwardsville Township | #248 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
| Pin Oak Township | #302 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Collinsville Township | #407 | B | B | — | C+ | B |
| Glen Carbon | #236 | A− | C+ | B | A− | A |
| Fort Russell Township | #306 | B+ | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Maryville | #253 | A− | B− | A− | C+ | A− |
| Chouteau Township | #577 | C | A+ | — | D− | C+ |
| Edwardsville | #105 | A | C− | A− | A− | A− |
Edwardsville Township, Pin Oak Township, Collinsville Township, Fort Russell Township and Chouteau Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Edwardsville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Edwardsville Township grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #248 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and A− 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 C.
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