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Pendleton TownshipIL

A town of 1,133.

Population
1,133
2025 Census estimate · −2.7% since 2020
Median home value
$110K
Census ACS
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
34.9
years
Jobs based here
14
A commuter town

Is Pendleton Township a good place to live?

The best of Pendleton Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. Pendleton Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 80% of U.S. towns. Pendleton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestACost of livingWeakestDJobs & incomeC−WalkabilityC−HealthCHazard risk
Small town

1,133 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Belle Rive · 2 miBluford · 5 miDahlgren · 5 miMoores Prairie Township · 6 miDahlgren Township · 7 miWebber Township · 7 mi
Four Mile TownshipDahlgren TownshipWebber TownshipMoores Prairie TownshipDodds TownshipFour Mile TownshipDahlgren TownshipWebber TownshipMoores Prairie TownshipDodds TownshipPendleton Township

How Pendleton Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Pendleton Township is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $110K, 1.7 years of the Mount Vernon area’s $63K median household incomeAOpen →Jobs & income$58K median household incomeDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.3 of 20; 18.3% of households have no car; 1.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →HealthLess healthy than 79% of U.S. towns; Good Samaritan Regional Health Center 10.4 miles awayC−Open →Hazard riskearthquakes tops the listCOpen →SchoolsC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors5 miles of trails; 7% conserved landBOpen →HistoryCOpen →Civic life0.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 34.9; 10% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Pendleton Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Pendleton Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBelle Rive water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers76% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pendleton Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMount Vernon Township High School District 201Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5Bluford Unit School District 318 (KG-8) in Mount Vernon3 districts serve Pendleton 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.gov
Who runs elections hereJefferson County ClerkJefferson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes62810, 62872, 6281462810 52% · 62872 45% · 62814 2%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 Pendleton Township.

HealthC−

More of Pendleton Township’s adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town

13% of adults have diabetes in Pendleton Township. Pendleton Township: two in five adults have obesity, where Illinois’ towns sit at 37% and U.S. towns at 35%. In Pendleton Township, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 19% report frequent mental distress.

21%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Pendleton TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%13%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)19%17%17%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)23%18%19%
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better18 too close to call14 worse
What stands outPendleton TownshipIL
More adults with COPD10.2%6.3%
More smokers18.3%12.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.9%10.3%
Good Samaritan Regional Health Center
10.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pagePendleton Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby10.4 miles to an ER · Good Samaritan Regional Health CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IL on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

SchoolsC+

Pendleton Township’s schools rank behind 62% of Illinois districts

The public schools here belong to Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5. Its one school is below. 122 students attend Pendleton Township’s public school.

38%of IL districts it outscoresC+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8Grades PK–8122B−
Full pagePendleton Township’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsOpdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5Vs. the neighborsAhead of 2 of its 3 graded neighborsEvery school1 school · Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade SchQuestions“Are Pendleton Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

Most of Pendleton Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them

In Pendleton Township, the mean commuting time is 22 minutes, below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: among residents in the town, 16% live below the poverty line. Employers in Pendleton Township shed 31 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 14.

1%work in town
Pendleton TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line16%8.4%9.6%
Median household income$58,000$83,000$80,000
Average trip to work22 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town0.5%8.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Pendleton Township1%
Mount Vernon39%
Ina4%
Springfield3%
Dodds Township3%
13 mi
median commute distance
14
jobs based in Pendleton Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns
Full pagePendleton Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here14 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Pendleton TownshipCommute times22 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 13 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Pendleton Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes

Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 53% come from earthquakes and 19% from inland flooding. Pendleton Township’s FEMA hazard score stands at 68 of 100.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes
Full pagePendleton Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters3 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

10″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–43°
Spring45–66°
Summer65–86°
Fall46–68°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pagePendleton Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 87°, January lows 24°Rain & snow10″ of snow a winter · 46 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsB

In Pendleton Township, 6.9% of the land is conserved

4.9 miles of trail. Pendleton Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.

6.9%conserved
Pendleton TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Conserved land6.9%3.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.30.4
6.9%
conserved · 1,558 of 22,717 acres
4.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Full pagePendleton Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map4.9 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land6.9% conserved · 1,558 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Pendleton Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pendleton Township

16pages on Pendleton Township
The big questions
SchoolsC+Behind 62% of IL districts · 1 schoolHealthC−Better than IL on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingAWork & commuteD$58K median household income · 14 jobs hereNatural hazardsCFEMA risk higher than 68% of U.S. communities · earthquakes
Out and about
OutdoorsB5 mi of trails · 7% conserved landPlacesLibraryC−C.E. Brehm Memorial Public Library DistrictCollegesRend Lake College is 12.3 mi away
The story
Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 1,133 residentsClimate87° summer highs · 10″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Pendleton Township

Rend Lake CollegeCommunity college · Public · Ina12.3 mi$4,500 in-state tuition

About 4 of every 100 Pendleton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Pendleton Township for work

Where Pendleton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

39% → Mount Vernon Mount Vernon 39% 4% → Ina Ina 4% 3% → Springfield Springfield 3% 3% → Dodds Township Dodds Township 3% 2% → Marion Marion 2% 2% → Carbondale Carbondale 2% Pendleton Township · 1% stay
14jobs based in Pendleton Township
1%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Pendleton Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Pendleton Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,191 and it contained 461 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
472 ft

Questions about Pendleton Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Pendleton 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.