Neoga TownshipIL
A town of 2,719, settled in 1857.
Is Neoga Township a good place to live?
Neoga Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $161K for a typical one, or 2 years of the Effingham area’s $79K median household income. It grades B overall, 402nd among Illinois's 767 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its public schools trail 85% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. Neoga Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On the outdoors, just 126 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse.
Neoga Township has shrunk 13% since 2010
3,124 counted in 2010 and 2,778 in 2020; an estimated 2,719 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Neoga Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Neoga Township is from typical.
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Moving to Neoga Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Neoga 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 Neoga Township.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neoga Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 241 | C |
| Neoga Jr/Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 280 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Neoga Township’s workers commute out
The average commute for its 1,202 working residents takes 18.5 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Neoga Township for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Effingham (19%), Mattoon (14%) and Neoga (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
| Neoga Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.7% | 11% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Neoga Township
Neoga Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Neoga Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Neoga Township is healthier than 61% of U.S. towns
Neoga Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of Neoga Township adults binge drink.
| Neoga Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Neoga Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Neoga Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
3.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Neoga Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jennings Park | 0.3 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Neoga Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Neoga Township
About 5 of every 100 Neoga Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
91% of working residents leave Neoga Township for work
Where Neoga Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Neoga Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Neoga Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neoga Township | #402 | B | A | — | C− | B |
| Paradise Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cottonwood Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sumpter Township | — | — | A | — | B | B− |
| Spring Point Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B+ |
| Big Spring Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ash Grove Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Grove Township | — | — | B− | — | C− | B |
Sumpter Township, Spring Point Township and Pleasant Grove Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Neoga Township, Sumpter Township, Spring Point Township and Pleasant Grove Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Paradise Township, Cottonwood Township, Big Spring Township and Ash Grove Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Neoga Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Neoga Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Neoga Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Neoga Township grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #402 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Neoga 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.