Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Marissa Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and history; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 89 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. Only 8 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Marissa Township. Marissa Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Marissa Township beats most towns.
Where Marissa Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Marissa Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 876 in 1890, a peak of 2,568 in 1980, 1,833 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 6 maps from 1912 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marissa 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 Marissa Township.
Its public schools are run by Marissa CUSD 40. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marissa Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 266 | C |
| Marissa Jr & Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 226 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Marissa Township for work: only 7% work in town. Marissa Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Marissa Township has lost 80 jobs, to 498 in 2023.
| Marissa Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Marissa Township’s July high is 89°F, where Illinois’ towns sit at 84°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Marissa Township has chilly winters and warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
11 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Marissa Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marissa South Park | — | 10 |
| 2. Marissa Ball Diamonds | — | 8 |
| 3. Marissa North Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Marissa Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 38% of adults have high blood pressure in Marissa Township.
| Marissa Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Marissa Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Marissa Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Marissa Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Marissa is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marissa had a population of 1,833.
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5 towns share a border with Marissa Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marissa Township | — | — | A | — | C | B− |
| Fayetteville Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B |
| Lenzburg Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lenzburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lively Grove Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marissa | — | — | A+ | — | C | B− |
Marissa Township, Fayetteville Township and Marissa have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Marissa Township, Fayetteville Township and Marissa report no FBI crime data of their own. Lenzburg Township, Lenzburg and Lively Grove Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Marissa Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Louis, MO-IL metro 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.