Omphghent TownshipIL
A town of 2,370. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Omphghent Township a good place to live?
The best of Omphghent Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and a B+ for incomes; the weakest is a C for walkability. 96% of households own their home in Omphghent Township, against 75% in Illinois’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. A typical home costs about $182K, 2.3 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. Omphghent Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Omphghent Township stand out
Where Omphghent Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Omphghent Township for work
Where Omphghent Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Omphghent Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Omphghent Township is from typical.
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Moving to Omphghent Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Omphghent Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Omphghent Township.
Omphghent Township’s public schools outperform 76% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Edwardsville CUSD 7. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worden Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 258 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most of Omphghent Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Omphghent Township for work: only 2% work in town. 3.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Omphghent Township, below both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Omphghent Township grew to 286 in 2023, 134 more than in 2013.
| Omphghent Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Omphghent Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Omphghent Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Omphghent Township’s July high is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Omphghent Township is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Omphghent Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of Omphghent Township adults binge drink.
| Omphghent Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Omphghent Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Omphghent Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Worden Community Park | 0.4 mi | 11 |
| 2. Worden City Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cahokia and 47 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Omphghent Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
29 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
18 mi Ancient sitePiasa
23 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
28 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Omphghent Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Omphghent Township
About 4 of every 100 Omphghent Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Omphghent Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Omphghent Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,381 and it contained 1,021 housing units. It contains part of the census-designated places of Holiday Shores and Prairietown.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 489 ft
Omphghent Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Omphghent Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omphghent Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Hamel Township | #211 | A− | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Moro Township | #431 | B | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Olive Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | B− |
Omphghent Township and Olive Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Omphghent Township, Hamel Township, Moro Township and Olive Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Omphghent Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Omphghent Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Omphghent Township, IL a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Omphghent 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 B+.