Mound TownshipIL
A town of 3,508.
Is Mound Township a good place to live?
Mound Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $135K for a typical one, or 1.7 years of the Effingham area’s $79K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 184th of 767 in Illinois. Mound Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest place to walk is Ballard Nature Center, 266 acres with 5.4 miles of trail. Mound Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 72% of U.S. towns.
What makes Mound Township stand out
Where Mound Township beats most towns.
83% of working residents leave Mound Township for work
Where Mound Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Mound Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Mound Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Mound Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mound 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 Mound Township.
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Mound Township’s workers commute out
The average commute for its 1,669 working residents takes 20.9 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Mound Township for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Effingham (29%), Altamont (14%) and Springfield (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
| Mound Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mound Township’s public schools outperform 50% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Altamont CUSD 10. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altamont Grade SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 462 | B |
| Altamont High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 222 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Mound Township
Mound Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Mound Township’s July high is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Mound Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 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. Ballard Nature Center | 5.4 mi | 266 |
| 2. Schmidt Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Heritage Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Mound Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Mound Township since 1990.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mound Township ranks healthier than 54% of the country’s towns
Mound Township beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 19% of Mound Township adults binge drink.
| Mound Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mound Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mound Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mound Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Mound Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Mound Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Mound Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,575 and it contained 1,541 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 633 ft
Mound Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Mound Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Township | #184 | A− | A+ | — | B− | B− |
| Jackson Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B− |
| Avena Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C− |
| West Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moccasin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jackson Township and Avena Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Mound Township, Jackson Township and Avena Township report no FBI crime data of their own. West Township and Moccasin Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mound Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Mound Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mound Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Mound Township grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #184 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B− for health and B− for schools.
Is Mound 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 A+.