Long Creek TownshipIL
A town of 10,139, settled in 1875. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Long Creek Township a good place to live?
Long Creek Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 399th of 767 graded towns in Illinois, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 74% of the state's. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $85K. A typical home there costs about $188K, 3 years of the Decatur metro’s $63K median household income. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Long Creek Township, above both the Illinois town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Long Creek Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 88% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Big Creek Park, at 96 acres.
What makes Long Creek Township stand out
Where Long Creek Township beats most towns.
95% of working residents leave Long Creek Township for work
Where Long Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Long Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Long Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Long Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Long Creek Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Long Creek Township.
Long Creek Township earns a B− for cost of living
The typical Long Creek Township home is worth about $188,000, up 3.6% in a year, 37% below the Illinois typical home. Long Creek Township’s median rent is $974 a month.
| Long Creek Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $974 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Long Creek Township earns a B+ for schools
Its public schools are run by Decatur SD 61. One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montessori Academy for PeaceLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 586 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
More than half of Long Creek Township’s working residents commute to Decatur
Jobs based here fell from 2,131 in 2013 to 1,662. The average commute for its 4,497 working residents takes 20.3 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Long Creek Township for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Long Creek Township is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Long Creek Township fell to 1,662 in 2023, 469 fewer than in 2013.
| Long Creek Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Long Creek Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Long Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Long Creek Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Scovill Park | 0.4 mi | 50 |
| 2. Park Luise | 0.4 mi | 25 |
| 3. Big Creek Park | — | 96 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Long Creek Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Long Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Long Creek Township trails 53% of U.S. towns
Long Creek Township beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 41% of Long Creek Township adults have obesity.
| Long Creek Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Long Creek Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.2% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Long Creek Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Long Creek Township
About 3 of every 100 Long Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Long Creek Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Long Creek is a village in Macon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census there were 1,261 people. It is included in the Decatur, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 663 ft
Long Creek Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Long Creek Township.
Decatur Township next door grades lower for schools (D− to Long Creek Township’s B+) and higher for cost of living (A− to B−).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Creek Township | #399 | B | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Decatur Township | #697 | D | A− | — | D− | C− |
| South Wheatland Township | #420 | B | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Mount Zion | #99 | A | B | A− | A− | A− |
| Oakley Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Zion Township | #281 | A− | B+ | — | A− | B− |
| Decatur | #758 | D− | B+ | D | D− | C− |
| Cerro Gordo Township | — | — | A | — | B | B |
Cerro Gordo Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Long Creek Township, Decatur Township, South Wheatland Township, Mount Zion Township and Cerro Gordo Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Oakley Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Long Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Long Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Long Creek Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Long Creek Township grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #399 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools.
Is Long Creek Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.