Moro TownshipIL
A town of 3,492, settled in 1856. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Moro Township a good place to live?
Moro Township grades B overall, ranked 431st of 767 in Illinois, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools rank ahead of 78% of Illinois towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $100K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $239K for a typical one and 3 times the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. Moro Township’s median rent is $2,009 a month, where Illinois’ towns sit at $1,128 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. On the outdoors, just 112 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns.
What makes Moro Township stand out
Where Moro Township beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Moro Township for work
Where Moro Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Moro Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Moro Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Moro Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Moro 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 Moro Township.
Moro Township sends many workers across the state line to St. Louis and has less no health insurance than most of Illinois, but it has little public open land.
For schools, Moro Township earns an A−
Its public schools are run by Edwardsville CUSD 7. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 120 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Moro Township
21% of working residents cross a state line to work, St. Louis among the top destinations. Moro Township has 205 jobs for its 1,684 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Moro Township for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Moro Township is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Moro Township has added 28 jobs, to 205 in 2023.
| Moro Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Moro Township are healthier than 70% of U.S. towns
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 6% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide.
Moro Township beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Moro Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Moro Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Moro Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Moro Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Moro Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Moro Township’s July high is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Illinois overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide). 14% of residents are 65 or older in Moro Township. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Moro Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.7 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 70% are men (IL 49%).
| Moro Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.5% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.8% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.3% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.5% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
For cost of living, Moro Township earns a C
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Moro Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0% of Moro Township
Just 8 of its 20,806 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Moro Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cahokia and 51 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Moro Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
26 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
12 mi Ancient sitePiasa
21 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
25 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Cahokia: 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 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Moro Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Moro Township
About 1 of every 100 Moro Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Moro Township
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Moro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 397. Moro, like all of Madison County, is part of the Illinois Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. The city of Moro, Oregon, is named for the Illinois community.
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- Elevation
- 531 ft
- ZIP code
- 62067
Moro Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Moro Township.
Bunker Hill Township next door grades lower for schools (C to Moro Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (A to C).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moro Township | #431 | B | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Omphghent Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Fort Russell Township | #306 | B+ | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Bunker Hill Township | #383 | B | A | — | C | B− |
| Bethalto | #195 | A− | A− | B+ | B+ | B |
| Foster Township | #752 | D | C | — | D | C |
Omphghent Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Moro Township, Omphghent Township, Fort Russell Township, Bunker Hill Township and Foster Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Moro Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Moro Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Moro Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Moro Township grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #431 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Moro Township, IL expensive?
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.