Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,996, settled in 1865.
May Township’s best subject grade is a B+ for incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 7 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. Only 102 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. May Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,581 counted in 2010 and 1,760 in 2020; an estimated 1,996 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far May Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 681 in 1870, a low of 613 in 1940, 1,760 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 2 maps from 1952 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in May 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 May Township.
0.4% of working residents work locally in May Township, below both Illinois’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in May Township fell to 36 in 2023, 25 fewer than in 2013. 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line in May Township.
| May Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide). May Township’s median age is 49.4 years, against 40.7 years in Illinois’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. May Township has grown 9.6% since 2020, to 1,996 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| May Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.4 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
44% women, 56% men
About 129 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.8 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| May Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.8% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.5% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.8% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.1% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.1% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
May Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
May Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of May Township adults binge drink.
| May Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | May Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.7% | 10.3% |
| More smokers | 16% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in May Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of May Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 May Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Where May Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Illinois, United States
May Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,760 and it contained 774 housing units.
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5 towns share a border with May Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Taylorville Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stonington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Locust Township | #461 | B− | A | — | B− | C+ |
| Prairieton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Assumption Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
May Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. May Township and Locust Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Taylorville Township, Stonington Township, Prairieton Township and Assumption Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare May Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.