Pigeon Grove TownshipIL
A town of 1,089.
Is Pigeon Grove Township a good place to live?
The best of Pigeon Grove Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 123 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Pigeon Grove Township’s median rent is $768 a month, below both the Illinois town median ($1,129 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Pigeon Grove Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,089 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Pigeon Grove Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Pigeon Grove Township is from typical.
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Moving to Pigeon Grove Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pigeon Grove 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 Pigeon Grove Township.
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Pigeon Grove Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Pigeon Grove Township for work: only 13% work in town. At $69,000, Pigeon Grove Township’s median household income is below both Illinois’ towns ($83,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Cissna Park (9%), Watseka (7%) and Gilman (4%).
| Pigeon Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pigeon Grove Township’s public schools outperform 62% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Cissna Park CUSD 6. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cissna Park Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 128 | – |
| Cissna Park Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 98 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Pigeon Grove 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.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Pigeon Grove Township
Pigeon Grove Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pigeon Grove Township ranks healthier than 53% of the country’s towns
Pigeon Grove Township beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 40% of Pigeon Grove Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Pigeon Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 78% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pigeon Grove Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 13.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Pigeon Grove Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pigeon Grove Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Pigeon Grove Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
87% of working residents leave Pigeon Grove Township for work
Where Pigeon Grove Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pigeon Grove Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Pigeon Grove Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,103 and it contained 556 housing units. Pigeon Grove Township was formed from portions of Loda Township and Fountain Creek in September 1875.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 689 ft
Questions about Pigeon Grove Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pigeon Grove 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.