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Pleasant View TownshipIL

A town of 1,354.

Population
1,354
2025 Census estimate · −4.6% since 2020
Median home value
$142K
Census ACS
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
41.5
years
Jobs based here
94
A commuter town

Is Pleasant View Township a good place to live?

The best of Pleasant View Township’s subject grades are a B+ for civic life and health. 86% of households own their home in Pleasant View Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 75% and U.S. towns at 73%. The biggest place to walk is Griswold Conservation Area, 40 acres with 1 miles of trail. Pleasant View Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

Small town

1,354 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Blue Mound · 2 miMacon · 5 miPrairieton Township · 6 miMoweaqua · 6 miBlue Mound Township · 6 miSouth Macon Township · 6 mi
Blue Mound TownshipPrairieton TownshipSouth Macon TownshipBlue Mound TownshipPrairieton TownshipSouth Macon TownshipPleasant View Township

How Pleasant View Township grades

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

How grading works

HealthSt. Marys Hospital 12.2 miles awayB+Open →SchoolsB+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $142K, 2.3 years of the Decatur metro’s $63K median household incomeBOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 43% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.7 of 20; 1.4% of households have no car; 5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →Jobs & income$72K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landCOpen →HistoryBOpen →Civic life3.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 41.5; 23% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Pleasant View Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBlue Mound water system2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pleasant View Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMeridian Community Unit School District 15Which school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereMacon County ClerkMacon County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes62513, 6254462513 94% · 62544 5%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 Pleasant View Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Pleasant View Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Pleasant View Township for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Pleasant View Township fell to 94 in 2023, 39 fewer than in 2013. Pleasant View Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).

4%work in town
Pleasant View TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work29 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town4.3%8.3%8%
Median household income$72,000$83,000$80,000
Below the poverty line7.2%8.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Pleasant View Township4%
Decatur42%
Springfield5%
Macon3%
Chicago3%
17 mi
median commute distance
94
jobs based in Pleasant View Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns
Full pagePleasant View Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here94 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work4% work in Pleasant View TownshipCommute times29 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 17 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsB+

Public schools in Pleasant View Township beat 69% of Illinois districts

Its public schools are run by Meridian CUSD 15. Its one school is below.

69%of IL districts it outscoresB+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Meridian Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5460B−
Full pagePleasant View Township’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsMeridian CUSD 15Vs. the neighborsBehind its graded neighborEvery school1 school · Meridian Elem SchoolQuestions“Are Pleasant View Township’s schools good?”

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

HealthB+

Pleasant View Township is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns

Pleasant View Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of Pleasant View Township adults binge drink.

70%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
Pleasant View TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)21%23%25%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)10%13%14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)17%18%19%
32 measures vs. Illinois
5 better25 too close to call2 worse
What stands outPleasant View TownshipIL
Fewer uninsured adults6.4%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.3%15.9%
More adults who have had cancer9.5%7.6%
St. Marys Hospital
12.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pagePleasant View Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby12.2 miles to an ER · St. Marys HospitalHow adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than IL on 5 of 32

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

Climate

Pleasant View Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Pleasant View Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–38°
Spring43–64°
Summer64–85°
Fall44–66°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pagePleasant View Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 20°Rain & snow14″ of snow a winter · 39 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−

Moderate risk in Pleasant View Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.

43risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
43Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
Full pagePleasant View Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters9 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsC

Pleasant View Township has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation

1.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

0.2%conserved
0.2%
conserved · 41 of 19,455 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Griswold Conservation Area1 mi40
2. Wise Park—2
Full pagePleasant View Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.0 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk1 miles of trail · Griswold Conservation AreaConserved land0.2% conserved · 41 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Pleasant View Township?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pleasant View Township

17pages on Pleasant View Township
The big questions
SchoolsB+Beat 69% of IL districts · 1 schoolHealthB+Better than IL on 5 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingBWork & commuteB−$72K median household income · 94 jobs hereNatural hazardsB−FEMA risk higher than 43% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsC1 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions30 nearby · Scovill Zoo 13 miLibraryB+Blue Mound Memorial Library DistrictCollegesMillikin University is 11.9 mi away
The story
Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 677 residentsClimate86° summer highs · 14″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant View Township

Millikin UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Decatur11.9 mi$26,892 tuition

About 2 of every 100 Pleasant View Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Pleasant View Township for work

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

42% → Decatur Decatur 42% 5% → Springfield Springfield 5% 3% → Macon Macon 3% 3% → Chicago Chicago 3% 3% → Blue Mound Blue Mound 3% 2% → Forsyth Forsyth 2% Pleasant View Township · 4% stay
94jobs based in Pleasant View Township
4%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Pleasant View Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Pleasant View Township is located in Macon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,411 and it contained 612 housing units.

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

Area
31 sq mi

Questions about Pleasant View Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Pleasant View Township, IL expensive?

Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.