Mechanicsburg TownshipIL
A town settled in 1845, now home to 2,233 people.
Is Mechanicsburg Township a good place to live?
The best of Mechanicsburg Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 54 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse. Mechanicsburg Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Mechanicsburg Township stand out
Where Mechanicsburg Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Mechanicsburg Township for work
Where Mechanicsburg Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Mechanicsburg Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Mechanicsburg Township is from typical.
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Moving to Mechanicsburg Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mechanicsburg 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 Mechanicsburg Township.
Most of Mechanicsburg Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
The share of residents in Mechanicsburg Township who live below the poverty line: 12%. Most working residents leave Mechanicsburg Township for work: only 4% work in town. This Illinois town had 265 jobs in 2023, down 44 from 2013. 17% of Mechanicsburg Township workers work from home, above both Illinois’ towns (11%) and U.S. towns (11%).
| Mechanicsburg Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mechanicsburg Township’s schools rank behind 53% of Illinois districts
Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. The public schools here belong to Tri City CUSD 1.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-City Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 273 | B− |
| Tri-City High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 154 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
The typical home in Mechanicsburg Township: about $211K
Mechanicsburg Township’s rent at the middle of the market is $741 a month. Values rose 9.9% in the 12 months to September 2026. 85% of households own their home here.
| Mechanicsburg Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $741 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 85% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mechanicsburg Township is healthier than 67% of U.S. towns
38% of Mechanicsburg Township adults have obesity, against 37% in Illinois’ towns and 35% across U.S. towns. The town does better than the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. Among adults here, 21% get no exercise outside work.
| Mechanicsburg Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mechanicsburg Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Mechanicsburg Township’s year
The range runs from 19° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Mechanicsburg Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Mechanicsburg Township once, in 1999. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 37% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Mechanicsburg Township is conserved land
1.4 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Village Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Mechanicsburg Community Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Buffalo Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lincoln Tomb and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mechanicsburg Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi LandmarkLincoln Tomb
12 mi National Historic SiteLincoln Home National Historic Site124K visitors a year11 mi National MonumentSpringfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
12 mi MuseumOld State Capitol State Historic Site
24 mi MuseumLincoln's New Salem
12 mi MuseumIllinois State MuseumPhoto credits
Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0
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Everything we know about Mechanicsburg Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Mechanicsburg Township
About 2 of every 100 Mechanicsburg Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Mechanicsburg Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Mechanicsburg is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mechanicsburg had a population of 662. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 587 ft
- ZIP code
- 62545
- Area code
- 217
Mechanicsburg Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Mechanicsburg Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanicsburg Township | — | — | A | — | B− | B+ |
| Clear Lake Township | #370 | B | B+ | — | C | B+ |
| Lanesville Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buffalo Hart Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cooper Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mechanicsburg Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Mechanicsburg Township and Clear Lake Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lanesville Township, Buffalo Hart Township and Cooper Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mechanicsburg Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Mechanicsburg Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mechanicsburg 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.