Rome TownshipIL
A town of 1,624, settled in 1852.
Is Rome Township a good place to live?
The best of Rome Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Rome Township’s median rent is $490 a month, below both Illinois’ towns ($1,129 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On the outdoors, just 51 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Rome Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns. Rome Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Rome Township for work
Where Rome Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Rome Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Rome Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Rome Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rome 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 Rome Township.
Most of Rome Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Rome Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Rome Township has lost 57 jobs, to 137 in 2023. Rome Township’s median household income is $62,000, below both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Rome Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in Rome Township fall behind 74% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Rome CCSD 2. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Comm Cons Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 286 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
In Rome Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Rome Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Rome Township is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rome Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Rome Township are less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns
Rome Township beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 39% of Rome Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Rome Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rome Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Rome Township sell for about $126K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Rome Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
4.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Rome Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Rome Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rome Township
About 3 of every 100 Rome Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Rome Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Rome Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,710 and it contained 767 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 528 ft
Rome Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Rome Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Township | — | — | A | — | C | B− |
| Shiloh Township | #678 | C− | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Grand Prairie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Field Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | C+ |
| Raccoon Township | — | — | A− | — | C | C |
| Casner Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
Rome Township, Field Township, Raccoon Township and Casner Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Rome Township, Shiloh Township, Field Township, Raccoon Township and Casner Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Grand Prairie Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Rome Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Rome Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rome Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $144,000, 51% below the Illinois typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.