Money Creek TownshipIL
A town of 1,045, settled in 1843. 35% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Money Creek Township a good place to live?
The best of Money Creek Township’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A− for health, and an A for civic life; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. Merwin Savannah Nature Preserve, at 791 acres with 4.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Money Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Money Creek Township stand out
Where Money Creek Township beats most towns.
1,045 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Money Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Money Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Money Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Money Creek 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 Money Creek Township.
Money Creek Township is healthier than 79% of U.S. towns
Money Creek Township does better than the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. 20% of Money Creek Township adults get no exercise outside work, where Illinois’ towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 25%. In addition, the share of adults in Money Creek Township who sleep under 7 hours: 31%.
| Money Creek Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Money Creek Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Money Creek Township stands out in Illinois and nationally, with the median household income higher than most
Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles. Money Creek Township’s mean commuting time is 21 minutes, below both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 0.8% of working residents work locally locally. The top destinations are Bloomington (34%), Normal (16%) and Peoria (4%).
| Money Creek Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $191,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Money Creek Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 16°, with about 20 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Money Creek Township, mostly inland flooding
47% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 25%. Money Creek Township’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 64 of 100. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conservation land takes up 7.6% of Money Creek Township
Trails run 8.7 miles in 4 parks and preserves. Money Creek Township’s density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Money Creek Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Merwin Savannah Nature Preserve | 4.1 mi | 791 |
| 2. Lexington Preserve | 2.4 mi | 114 |
| 3. Moon Preserve | — | 42 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Miller Park Zoo and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Money Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi GardenFell Arboretum
23 mi Theme parkSpider Hill
28 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I HousePhoto credits
Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Money Creek Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Money Creek Township
About 2 of every 100 Money Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Money Creek Township for work
Where Money Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Money Creek Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Money Creek Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,085, and it contained 511 housing units. The township took its name from Money Creek.
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- Area
- 39 sq mi
Questions about Money Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Money Creek Township, IL a good place to live?
35% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Money Creek Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.