Rosefield TownshipIL
A town of 1,204, settled in 1854.
Is Rosefield Township a good place to live?
Rosefield Township’s best subject grades are an A for health and an A− for incomes and civic life; its weakest is a D for cost of living. Rosefield Township’s median age is 55.3 years, where Illinois’ towns sit at 40.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 108 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on cost of living. The biggest park or preserve is Wildlife Prairie Park, at 88 acres. Rosefield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rosefield Township stand out
Where Rosefield Township beats most towns.
1,204 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Rosefield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Rosefield Township is from typical.
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Moving to Rosefield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rosefield 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 Rosefield Township.
On CDC estimates, Rosefield Township is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns
Rosefield Township beats the Illinois average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 18% of adults get no exercise outside work in Rosefield Township, below both Illinois’ towns (23%) and U.S. towns (25%). 31% of adults have obesity in Rosefield Township.
| Rosefield Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rosefield Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rosefield Township stands out in Illinois and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
0.6% of Rosefield Township working residents work locally. The top destinations are Peoria (34%), East Peoria (4%) and Chicago (4%). 3.2% of Rosefield Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Rosefield Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Illinois overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide). 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Rosefield Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.5 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Rosefield Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.1% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 28.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.6% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.5% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.4% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
In Rosefield Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Rosefield Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 17° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Rosefield Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wildlife Prairie Park | — | 88 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Wildlife Prairie Park and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rosefield Township. Close and well known come first.
3 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park
32 mi MuseumDickson Mounds13 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo
32 mi MuseumCarl Sandburg State Historic Site
12 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden
24 mi MuseumAdlai E. Stevenson I HousePhoto credits
Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Adlai E. Stevenson I House: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Rosefield Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Rosefield Township
About 2 of every 100 Rosefield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Rosefield Township for work
Where Rosefield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rosefield Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Rosefield Township is located in Peoria County, Illinois. At the 2010 census, its population was 1,217 and it contained 489 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
Questions about Rosefield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rosefield Township, IL expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.