Montgomery TownshipIL
A town of 2,465. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Montgomery Township a good place to live?
The best of Montgomery Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for health and incomes. 31% of residents are under 18 in Montgomery Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. Letcher Basin Land and Water Reserve, at 141 acres with 2.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Montgomery Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Montgomery Township stand out
Where Montgomery Township beats most towns.
Every workday, about 1,715 people come to Montgomery Township for work
Where Montgomery Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Montgomery Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Montgomery Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Montgomery Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Montgomery 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 Montgomery Township.
A job hub: Montgomery Township has 1.5 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,715 commuters
Most working residents leave Montgomery Township for work: only 14% work in town. At 21 minutes, Montgomery Township’s average trip to work is below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Montgomery Township grew to 1,887 in 2023, 495 more than in 2013.
| Montgomery Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in Montgomery Township beat 86% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by the Eureka CUD 140 school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congerville Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 97 | A |
| Goodfield Elem SchoolTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 75 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Montgomery Township is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns
Montgomery Township beats the Illinois average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of adults binge drink in Montgomery Township.
| Montgomery Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Montgomery Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More children than Illinois overall
21% of Montgomery Township residents are 65 or older. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Montgomery Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Montgomery Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.1% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.2% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
Montgomery Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Montgomery Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Montgomery Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Montgomery Township since 2015.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.7% of Montgomery Township
5.4 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Montgomery Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 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. Letcher Basin Land and Water Reserve | 2.7 mi | 141 |
| 2. Hayes Woods Preserve | — | 70 |
| 3. Goodfield Park | 0.1 mi | 18 |
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 Montgomery Township. Close and well known come first.
28 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park19 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo
9 mi Theme parkSpider Hill
12 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I House
12 mi MuseumMetamora Courthouse State Historic SitePhoto credits
Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain · Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: ProfDEH, Public domain
Everything we know about Montgomery Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Montgomery Township
About 2 of every 100 Montgomery Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Montgomery Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Montgomery Township is located in Woodford County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,339 and it contained 873 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
Montgomery Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Montgomery Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Palestine Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | B− |
| Olio Township | #190 | A− | B+ | — | A | B+ |
| Danvers Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Deer Creek Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Kansas Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Montgomery Township, Palestine Township, Danvers Township and Deer Creek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Montgomery Township, Palestine Township, Olio Township, Danvers Township and Deer Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Kansas Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Montgomery Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Montgomery Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Montgomery Township, IL a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Montgomery 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 C+.