Nameoki TownshipIL
A town of 11,971.
Is Nameoki Township a good place to live?
Nameoki Township grades D overall, 731st among Illinois's 767 graded towns, mostly because of schools and health. Its schools rank behind 96% of the state's. Residents are less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. One bright spot: it has 9 miles of trail and 28% conserved land. 28% of the land in Nameoki Township is conserved, against 3.6% in Illinois’ towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 33 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on hazard risk. The biggest place to walk is Horseshoe Lake State Park, 3,372 acres with 4.3 miles of trail.
What makes Nameoki Township stand out
Where Nameoki Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
96% of working residents leave Nameoki Township for work
Where Nameoki Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Nameoki Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Nameoki Township is from typical.
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Cahokia and 53 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nameoki Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
in town LandmarkMonks Mound
9 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
8 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
9 mi Stadium & arenaEnterprise CenterPhoto credits
Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Enterprise Center: Haaron755, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Nameoki Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nameoki 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 Nameoki Township.
Nameoki Township sends many workers across the state line to St. Louis, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Illinois (mostly inland flooding).
Nameoki Township earns a D− for schools
Two of the 5 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by Madison CUSD 12. 4 public schools serve Nameoki Township, with 991 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kreitner Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 378 | C− |
| Madison Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 152 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Nameoki Township has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $531 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA puts just over half of Nameoki Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to earthquakes. In Nameoki Township, the FEMA hazard score is 86 of 100, above both the Illinois town median (50 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1979, 59 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nameoki Township earns a C− for health
The share of adults in Nameoki Township who have diabetes: 13%. In Nameoki Township, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 19% report frequent mental distress.
| Nameoki Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Nameoki Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.1% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 17.2% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers nearly a quarter of Nameoki Township
Nameoki Township has 2 parks and preserves, 3,645 acres in all. Its trail network density comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Horseshoe Lake State Park | 4.3 mi | 3,372 |
| 2. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site | 2.6 mi | 273 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nameoki Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
26% of working residents cross a state line to work, St. Louis among the top destinations. The average commute for its 4,923 working residents takes 21.7 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away. Nameoki Township: 17% of residents live below the poverty line. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 4% of working residents work locally. In Nameoki Township, the average commute is 22 minutes.
| Nameoki Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Nameoki Township, a typical July afternoon runs hotter than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 23° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter. Nameoki Township has chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Nameoki Township
Colleges nearby
13 within 15 miles of the center of Nameoki Township
About 3 of every 100 Nameoki Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Nameoki Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Nameoki Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,685 and it contained 5,352 housing units.
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- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 400 ft
Nameoki Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Nameoki Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nameoki Township | #731 | D | B+ | — | D− | C− |
| Granite City · Granite City Township | #715 | D | A | D | D− | C− |
| Pontoon Beach | #759 | D− | B− | C | D− | C− |
| Madison | #756 | D− | A− | — | D− | D |
| Collinsville Township | #407 | B | B | — | C+ | B |
| Chouteau Township | #577 | C | A+ | — | D− | C+ |
| Venice Township | #750 | D | B+ | — | D− | D |
| Canteen Township | #637 | C− | A | — | C− | D |
Nameoki Township, Madison, Collinsville Township, Chouteau Township, Venice Township and Canteen Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Granite City Township and Granite City are one community, graded once. Compare Nameoki Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Nameoki Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nameoki Township, IL a good place to live?
Nameoki Township grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #731 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C− for health and D− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Nameoki 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+.