Lowe TownshipIL
A town of 1,754. 38% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Lowe Township a good place to live?
The best of Lowe Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Lowe Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Lowe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lowe Township stand out
Where Lowe Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Plainview Parochial School | 1–8 | 35 |
| Arthur Christian School | PK–12 | 273 |
How Lowe Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Lowe Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lowe Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lowe 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 Lowe Township.
More of Lowe Township’s adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
24% of Lowe Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, where Illinois’ towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 23%. 39% of Lowe Township adults have obesity. Lowe Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Lowe Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lowe Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.9% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Lowe Township’s schools beat 73% of Illinois districts
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview Parochial School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 35 | – |
| Arthur Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 273 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Lowe Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Lowe Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Lowe Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 19° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 1.4 jobs for every working resident, Lowe Township draws in 974 commuters
Most working residents leave Lowe Township for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in Lowe Township fell to 1,062 in 2023, 375 fewer than in 2013. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Lowe Township.
| Lowe Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conserved land covers 0.3% of Lowe Township
2.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Lowe Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Lowe Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Eberhardt Park | 0.1 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lowe Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lowe Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Lowe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Lowe Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Lowe Township is located in Moultrie County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,723 and it contained 615 housing units.
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- Area
- 41 sq mi
- Elevation
- 679 ft
Lowe Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Lowe Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Lovington Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Jonathan Creek Township | — | — | B | — | B | C+ |
| Garrett Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | B− |
Lowe Township, Lovington Township, Jonathan Creek Township and Garrett Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lowe Township, Lovington Township, Jonathan Creek Township and Garrett Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lowe Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lowe Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lowe Township, IL a good place to live?
38% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Lowe Township, IL expensive?
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.