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New Athens Township’s story
190 years in pictures
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- 1836New Athens Township is settled
New Athens TownshipIL
Population
2,396
2025 Census estimate · −5.4% since 2020
Median home value
$136K
Census ACS
Household income
$52K
median
Median age
51.7
years
Jobs based here
271
A commuter town
Is New Athens Township a good place to live?
The best of New Athens Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. New Athens Township’s median age is 51.7 years, where Illinois’ towns sit at 40.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 7 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a higher July high than New Athens Township. 23% of the land in New Athens Township is conserved, above both Illinois’ towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Okaw Valley Park, at 54 acres. New Athens Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes New Athens Township stand out
Where New Athens Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave New Athens Township for work
Where New Athens Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
271jobs based in New Athens Township
5%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How New Athens Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far New Athens Township is from typical.
SchoolsAOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →HealthRed Bud Regional Hospital 11.9 miles awayB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.9 of 20; 2.8% of households have no car; 4.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB+Open →Jobs & incomeB−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $136K, 1.7 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors5 miles of trailsAOpen →HistoryA−Open →Civic life3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to New Athens Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Athens Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNew Athens water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers92% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have New Athens Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsFreeburg Community High School District 77New Athens Community Unit School District 60Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 703 districts serve New Athens Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSt. Clair County ClerkSt. Clair County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes62264, 6224362264 92% · 62243 8%Census 2020
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 New Athens Township.
SchoolsA
New Athens Township’s schools rank ahead of 85% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by New Athens CUSD 60. Its three schools are below.
85%of IL districts it outscoresASchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Athens ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 229 | A |
| New Athens High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 164 | C |
| New Athens Jr HighTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 95 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of New Athens Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave New Athens Township for work: only 5% work in town. New Athens Township’s median household income is $52,000. Jobs based in New Athens Township fell to 271 in 2023, 268 fewer than in 2013.
5%work in town
| New Athens Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In New Athens Township5%
Belleville13%
St. Louis8%
Freeburg6%
New Athens4%
20 mi
median commute distance
271
jobs based in New Athens Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
New Athens Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Athens Township.
77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesCold waves
11
paid flood claims since 1993
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsA
For the outdoors, New Athens Township earns an A
4.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in New Athens Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
22.9%conserved
22.9%
conserved · 5,242 of 22,899 acres
4.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area | 1.6 mi | 3,128 |
| 2. Okaw Valley Park | 0.4 mi | 54 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthB+
New Athens Township ranks healthier than 73% of the country’s towns
New Athens Township beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of New Athens Township adults binge drink.
73%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| New Athens Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
7 better22 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | New Athens Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.6% |
Red Bud Regional Hospital
11.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
New Athens Township has four seasons and hot summers
New Athens Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 23° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–44°
Spring45–67°
Summer66–88°
Fall47–69°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about New Athens Township
18pages on New Athens Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Athens Township
About 4 of every 100 New Athens Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About New Athens Township
Village in Illinois, United States
New Athens () is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. Based upon common usage, the 'A' is always sounded with a long vowel, rather than a short vowel, by its residents, unlike the most commonly used English pronunciation of the city in Greece. As of the 2020 census, New Athens had a population of 1,955. New Athens sits on the Kaskaskia River and was originally called Athens. The village was laid out in 1836 and incorporated in 1866. The name change to New Athens came in 1868 after it was discovered there was already an Athens in another part of the state. New Athens is home to several churches, including St. Agatha Catholic Church, St. John United Church of Christ, St. Pa…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1836
- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 430 ft
- ZIP code
- 62264
New Athens Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with New Athens Township.
Lenzburg TownshipFreeburg TownshipPrairie Du Long TownshipFayetteville TownshipNew AthensNew Athens Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Athens Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Lenzburg Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freeburg Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prairie Du Long Township | #267 | A− | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Fayetteville Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B |
| New Athens | — | — | B+ | A | B+ | A− |
New Athens Township, Fayetteville Township and New Athens have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. New Athens Township, Prairie Du Long Township and Fayetteville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lenzburg Township and Freeburg Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare New Athens Township with a neighbor →
Questions about New Athens Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Athens 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 B−.