Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Galatia Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Galatia Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Galatia Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Galatia Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 674 in 1880, 827 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 3 maps from 1908 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Galatia 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 Galatia Township.
Public schools: Galatia CUSD 1. Below: Two of its 4 schools, each with why it was picked. 4 public schools serve Galatia Township, with 382 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galatia Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 152 | C+ |
| Galatia High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 115 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Half of commuters travel less than 22 miles. Employers in Galatia Township shed 73 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 206. Also worth knowing: in Galatia Township, the typical household income is $48,000, below both Illinois’ towns ($83,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000); what’s more, 5.7% of Galatia Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Galatia Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $48,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On expected storm and flood damage, Galatia Township sits above 76% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 32% come from earthquakes and 31% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its peak summer temperature stands at 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Galatia Township, nearly two in five adults have obesity, against 37% in Illinois’ towns and 35% across U.S. towns. The town beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 16% of adults smoke cigarettes locally.
| Galatia Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Galatia Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.7% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails run 4.8 miles in 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 3 acres in Galatia Township. The town’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Galatia Community Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Galatia Township
About 8 of every 100 Galatia Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
1,230 counted in 2010 and 1,106 in 2020; an estimated 1,056 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Village in Illinois, United States
Galatia is a village in Saline County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2020 census the village population was 827.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.