Saline TownshipIL
A town of 6,859. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Is Saline Township a good place to live?
Saline Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, 139th of 767 graded towns in Illinois, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $106K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 78% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $270K, 3.4 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. 43% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Saline Township, above both Illinois’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). The biggest park or preserve is Highland Country Club, at 103 acres.
What makes Saline Township stand out
Where Saline Township beats most towns.
How Saline Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Saline Township is from typical.
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Moving to Saline Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Saline Township, and how to reach them.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Saline Township.
Saline Township trades workers with Highland and other neighbors and has less no health insurance than most of Illinois.
For schools, Saline Township earns an A−
Its public schools are run by Highland CUSD 5. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Highland High School, with 844 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 616 | A− |
| Highland High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 844 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
On CDC estimates, Saline Township is healthier than 75% of U.S. towns
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 5.9% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide. Against the 7,755 U.S. towns with household incomes like Saline Township’s, it is healthier than 58%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Saline Township beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults binge drink in Saline Township.
| Saline Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Saline Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Saline Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Saline Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Saline Township is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Saline Township has set aside 1.5% of its land for conservation
5.6 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Saline Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Silver Lake Park | 1.9 mi | 102 |
| 2. Glik Park | 1.8 mi | 55 |
| 3. Highland Country Club | — | 103 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About one in nine working residents works right in Saline Township
Saline Township has about as many jobs (3,810) as working residents, but only 392 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Saline Township for work: only 11% work in town. 3.8% of Saline Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Saline Township grew to 3,810 in 2023, 424 more than in 2013.
| Saline Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $106,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Saline Township, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Saline Township since 2023.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Illinois overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Saline Township’s median age is 43.7 years. 43% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Saline Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.7 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Saline Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.7% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.4% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.1% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.1% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Everything we know about Saline Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Saline Township
About 5 of every 100 Saline Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Saline Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Saline Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,321 and it contained 2,486 housing units. Saline Township covers the northern part of Highland, most of Grantfork, and the Madison County portion of Pierron. The government offices are in Woodcrest Drive in Highland.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 499 ft
Saline Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Saline Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saline Township | #139 | A | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Helvetia Township | #131 | A | B+ | — | A− | A− |
| Marine Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | A− |
| Leef Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burgess Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B |
| St. Jacob Township | #162 | A | C+ | — | A | A |
Marine Township and Burgess Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Saline Township, Helvetia Township, Marine Township, Burgess Township and St. Jacob Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Leef Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Saline Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Saline Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Saline Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Saline Township grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #139 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools.
Is Saline Township, IL expensive?
Louis, MO-IL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.