Monroe TownshipIL
A town of 1,428.
Is Monroe Township a good place to live?
Monroe Township’s best subject grade is an A for incomes; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 104 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on hazard risk. Homes are within reach, about $219K for a typical one, or 2.7 years of the Rochelle area’s $82K median household income. On the outdoors, just 84 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Monroe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Monroe Township stand out
Where Monroe Township beats most towns.
1,428 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Monroe Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Monroe Township is from typical.
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Moving to Monroe Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Monroe 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 Monroe Township.
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, fewer of Monroe Township’s residents live below the poverty line
1.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Monroe Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The median household income in Monroe Township is $93,000. Most working residents leave Monroe Township for work: only 1% work in town.
| Monroe Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Monroe Township’s public schools outperform 65% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Meridian CUSD 223. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Center Grade SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 327 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Monroe Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Monroe Township is less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
Monroe Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 43% of adults have obesity in Monroe Township, against 37% in Illinois’ towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 17% of Monroe Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Monroe Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Monroe Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 17.3% | 12.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.3% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Monroe Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Monroe Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 13° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0% of Monroe Township is conserved land
2.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Monroe Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Monroe Center park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Illinois Railway Museum and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monroe Township. Close and well known come first.
26 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
13 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
13 mi GardenAnderson Japanese Gardens
18 mi TheatreEgyptian Theatre, DeKalb
31 mi National Historic SiteRonald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
38 mi Theme parkSanta's Village Amusement & Water ParkPhoto credits
Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park: Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Monroe Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Monroe Township
About 2 of every 100 Monroe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Monroe Township for work
Where Monroe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Monroe Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Monroe 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 B+.