Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Raleigh Township’s weakest subject grade is a C− for hazard risk. Among 769 Illinois towns, just 5 have a higher January low than Raleigh Township. Raleigh Township's schools rank behind 71% of the state's. Only 6 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Raleigh Township. Raleigh Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 88% of U.S. towns. Raleigh Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Raleigh Township beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Raleigh Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 245 in 1880, a peak of 483 in 1940, 284 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2021 and 3 maps from 1908 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Raleigh 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Raleigh Township.
The typical Raleigh Township home is worth about $145,000, up 4.2% in a year, 51% below the Illinois typical home. 85% of Raleigh Township households own their home, against 75% in Illinois’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Raleigh Township for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Raleigh Township fell to 32 in 2023, 1,149 fewer than in 2013. 13% of Raleigh Township residents live below the poverty line, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Raleigh Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Raleigh Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Raleigh Township’s July high is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (39% statewide). The median age in Raleigh Township is 36.4 years. Raleigh Township has lost 4.4% of its people since 2020, down to 1,062 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Raleigh Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.4 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
Somewhere between 40% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Raleigh Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.3 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Raleigh Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.6% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.2% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.4% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 14.2% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 26% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.3% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.3% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Raleigh Township beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 38% of Raleigh Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Raleigh Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Raleigh Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.2% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Raleigh Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Karel Park | — | 16 |
| 2. Raleigh Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Raleigh Township
About 7 of every 100 Raleigh Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Where Raleigh Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Illinois, United States
Raleigh is a village in Saline County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Raleigh had a population of 284.
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That is 2.7 years of the area's median household income ($53,117 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.