Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Millstadt Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 363rd among Illinois's 767 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $91K. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 77% of the country. A typical home there costs about $252K, 3.1 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. 25% of residents are 65 or older in Millstadt Township, against 19% in Illinois’ towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Millstadt Village Park, 26 acres with 1.2 miles of trail.
Where Millstadt Township beats most towns.
Where Millstadt 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 Millstadt Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,229 in 1880, 4,071 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1910 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Millstadt Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
15 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
15 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
17 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
33 mi Theme parkMid America AdventureCahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mid America Adventure: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Millstadt 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 Millstadt Township.
Millstadt Township sends many workers across the state line to St. Louis and has less no health insurance than most of Illinois.
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 5.6% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide.
31% of Millstadt Township adults feel lonely. Millstadt Township beats the Illinois average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 33% of Millstadt Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Millstadt Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Millstadt Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Millstadt CCSD 160. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millstadt Consolidated SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 3–8 | Grades 3–8 | 453 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
24% of working residents cross a state line to work, St. Louis among the top destinations. Jobs based here grew from 1,097 in 2013 to 1,485.
Most working residents leave Millstadt Township for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in Millstadt Township grew to 1,485 in 2023, 388 more than in 2013. Millstadt Township’s average trip to work is 23 minutes.
| Millstadt Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Millstadt Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Millstadt Township is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide). Millstadt Township has lost 4% of its people since 2020, down to 6,490 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Millstadt Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.4 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Millstadt Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.9% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.2% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Millstadt Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Millstadt Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Millstadt Village Park | 1.2 mi | 26 |
| 2. Millstadt Nature Park | 0.5 mi | 15 |
| 3. Millstadt Primary Center Park | 0.3 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Millstadt Township
About 4 of every 100 Millstadt Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Millstadt is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, located at the crossing of Illinois Routes 163 (locally, "Jefferson Avenue") and 158 (locally, "Washington Avenue"). The village is known for its German heritage, with more than half its people of German descent. The population was 4,071, as of the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Millstadt Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B+; Prairie Du Long Township (A−) is closest.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millstadt Township | #363 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Stookey Township | #226 | A− | B | — | B+ | B |
| Smithton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prairie Du Long Township | #267 | A− | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Millstadt | #218 | A− | C+ | A+ | B+ | A− |
| Sugar Loaf Township | #245 | A− | A− | — | B+ | B |
Millstadt Township, Stookey Township, Prairie Du Long Township and Sugar Loaf Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Smithton Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Millstadt Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Millstadt Township grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #363 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
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 C+.
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