Olive TownshipIL
A town of 1,677.
Is Olive Township a good place to live?
The best of Olive Township’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 85 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do worse. Olive Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Olive Township for work
Where Olive Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Olive Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Olive Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Olive Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Olive 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 Olive Township.
Fewer of Olive Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
0.6% of Olive Township working residents work locally, below both Illinois’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Olive Township has lost 29 jobs, to 76 in 2023. The average trip to work in Olive Township is 32 minutes.
| Olive Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Olive Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Olive Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Olive Township has chilly winters and warm summers. At 87°F, Olive Township’s July high is against 84°F in Illinois’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Olive Township is less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
Olive Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 38% of Olive Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Olive Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Olive Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John Slifka Memorial Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Olive Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Olive Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Olive Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Olive Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Olive Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,785 and it contained 842 housing units. The township's administrative offices are located in the village of Livingston.
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- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 587 ft
Olive Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Olive Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | B− |
| New Douglas Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alhambra Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Staunton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omphghent Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B |
Olive Township, Alhambra Township and Omphghent Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Olive Township, Alhambra Township and Omphghent Township report no FBI crime data of their own. New Douglas Township and Staunton Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Olive Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Olive Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Olive Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. 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 A+.