Eliza TownshipIL
A town of 400, settled in 1840.
Is Eliza Township a good place to live?
Eliza Township’s median household income is $129,000, against $83,000 in Illinois’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Eliza Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
400 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Eliza Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eliza 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 Eliza Township.
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Eliza Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of working residents in Eliza Township work locally than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
0.7% of Eliza Township working residents work locally, below both the Illinois town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). 3.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Eliza Township. The top destinations are Aledo (20%), Muscatine (12%) and Rock Island (5%).
| Eliza Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Eliza Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Eliza Township has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 14° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Eliza Township is
Eliza Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 18% of Eliza Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Eliza Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Eliza Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 17.5% | 12.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Eliza Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Eliza Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Eliza Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Eliza Township for work
Where Eliza Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Eliza Township
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Eliza is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Eliza Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. Eliza is 9 miles (14 km) north of New Boston. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 25.
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- Elevation
- 696 ft
Questions about Eliza Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Eliza Township, IL a good place to live?
Eliza Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.