Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Eliza

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Illinois›Mercer County
CompareFollow

ElizaIL

A town in Illinois.

Is Eliza a good place to live?

We don’t grade Eliza yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Eliza: who provides what

Eliza is unincorporated, so Mercer County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesMercer CountyMercer County provides services here
SchoolsMercer County School District 404Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMercer County ClerkMercer County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code6127261272 100%Census 2020

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.

Natural hazards

Eliza has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 82% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Eliza, 38% come from inland flooding and 17% from drought.

82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
82Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtStrong wind
Full pageEliza’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesVery high riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters13 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Eliza: four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 14° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–34°
Spring40–61°
Summer63–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageEliza’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 14°Rain & snow24″ of snow a winter · 38 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Eliza is

41% of adults in Eliza have high blood pressure; 16% report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Eliza is ahead of Illinois on 1 and behind on 11. Eliza: 18% of adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Illinois town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Also worth knowing: for adults locally, the share who have obesity is 40%.

ElizaIllinois townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%13%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%35%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
32 measures vs. Illinois
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
What stands outElizaIL
More adults treating high blood pressure79.1%75.7%
More adults with COPD10.2%6.3%
Trinity Muscatine
10.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
Full pageEliza’s health reportOpen the full Health report
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby10.5 miles to an ER · Trinity MuscatineHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IL on 1 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Eliza

13pages on Eliza
The big questions
HealthBetter than IL on 1 of 32 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 82% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions25 nearby · Pine Creek Gristmill 13 miLibraryMusser Public LibraryColleges
The story
HistorySettled 1840Climate85° summer highs · 24″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Eliza; the nearest are

Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rock Island24.7 miEastern Iowa Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · Davenport, IA25.9 mi$4,848 in-state tuitionUniversity of IowaUniversity or college · Public · Iowa City, IA38.7 mi$11,283 in-state tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Eliza

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.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
696 ft

Questions about Eliza

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Eliza, IL a good place to live?

We don’t grade Eliza yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Illinois.