Pin Oak TownshipIL
A town of 4,533.
Is Pin Oak Township a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Pin Oak Township grades B+ overall, 302nd among Illinois's 767 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 83% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household earns $169K and its schools outperform 81% of the state's. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $448K, 5.6 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. Pin Oak Township’s median household income is $169,000, above both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 8 of the 768 Illinois towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Pin Oak Township. Plummer Family Park, at 81 acres with 1.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Pin Oak Township stand out
Where Pin Oak Township beats most towns.
Pin Oak Township has grown 15% since 2010
3,916 counted in 2010 and 4,512 in 2020; an estimated 4,533 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 15.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Pin Oak Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Pin Oak Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Pin Oak Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pin Oak 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 Pin Oak Township.
Pin Oak Township sends many workers across the state line to St. Louis, has less no health insurance than most of Illinois and has household incomes well above the Illinois norm.
Pin Oak Township earns an A− for health
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 5.8% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide. Against the 1,723 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pin Oak Township’s, it is less healthy than 80%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
20% of adults binge drink in Pin Oak Township. Pin Oak Township beats the Illinois average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of adults get no exercise outside work in Pin Oak Township.
| Pin Oak Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pin Oak Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pin Oak Township earns an A− for schools
Its public schools are run by Edwardsville CUSD 7. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 888 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
A smaller share of residents in Pin Oak Township live below the poverty line than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
30% of working residents cross a state line to work, St. Louis among the top destinations.
1.9% of Pin Oak Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Pin Oak Township grew to 1,161 in 2023, 248 more than in 2013. 17% of Pin Oak Township workers work from home.
| Pin Oak Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Pin Oak Township
Pin Oak Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Pin Oak Township is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Pin Oak Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pin Oak Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pin Oak Township has set aside 1.9% of its land for conservation
2.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Pin Oak Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Pin Oak Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Plummer Family Park | 1.2 mi | 81 |
| 2. Joe Glik Park | 1 mi | 33 |
| 3. Edwardsville Sportsman's Club | — | 80 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cahokia and 51 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pin Oak Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
21 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
13 mi LandmarkMonks Mound
20 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
19 mi Ancient sitePiasaPhoto 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 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Pin Oak Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pin Oak Township
About 4 of every 100 Pin Oak Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
97% of working residents leave Pin Oak Township for work
Where Pin Oak Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pin Oak Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Pin Oak Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,916 and it contained 1,379 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 551 ft
Pin Oak Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Pin Oak Township.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B+; Edwardsville Township (A−) is closest.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pin Oak Township | #302 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Edwardsville Township | #248 | A− | C | — | A− | A− |
| Hamel Township | #211 | A− | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Jarvis Township | #107 | A | B− | — | A | A− |
| Edwardsville | #105 | A | C− | A− | A− | A− |
| Marine Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | A− |
Marine Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Pin Oak Township, Edwardsville Township, Hamel Township, Jarvis Township and Marine Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pin Oak Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Pin Oak Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pin Oak Township, IL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Pin Oak Township grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #302 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Pin Oak Township, IL expensive?
Yes. 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 C−.