Pleasant Ridge TownshipIL
A town of 257.
Is Pleasant Ridge Township a good place to live?
Pleasant Ridge Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
257 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pleasant Ridge Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant Ridge 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 Pleasant Ridge Township.
In Pleasant Ridge Township, the average trip to work runs shorter than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
In Pleasant Ridge Township, 0.8% of working residents work locally, below both Illinois’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). Its income of the median household comes in at $147,000. Employers in Pleasant Ridge Township added 42 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 64. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 4.7%.
| Pleasant Ridge Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $147,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pleasant Ridge Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with just over two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Pleasant Ridge Township is higher. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1980: one. FEMA puts 66% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to cold waves. Also worth knowing: households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pleasant Ridge Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 17°, with about 14 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pleasant Ridge Township is
15% of Pleasant Ridge Township adults smoke cigarettes. The town does better than the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 4. In Pleasant Ridge Township, nearly a fifth of adults binge drink, above both the Illinois town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%).
| Pleasant Ridge Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Ridge Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.8% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pleasant Ridge Township keeps 0.2% of its land conserved
2.0 miles of trail. Pleasant Ridge Township’s trail density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Pleasant Ridge Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Pleasant Ridge Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pleasant Ridge Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Pleasant Ridge Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Pleasant Ridge Township for work
Where Pleasant Ridge Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pleasant Ridge Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Pleasant Ridge Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 256 and it contained 87 housing units. Pleasant Ridge Township formed from Saunemin Township in April, 1859.
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- Area
- 29 sq mi
Questions about Pleasant Ridge Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant Ridge Township, IL a good place to live?
Pleasant Ridge Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.