Santa Anna TownshipIL
A town of 2,249, settled in 1840. 2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Santa Anna Township a good place to live?
The best of Santa Anna Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A+ for civic life; the weakest is a C for schools. 19% of working residents work locally in Santa Anna Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. Only 13 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score higher on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is South Park, at 26 acres. Santa Anna Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Santa Anna Township stand out
Where Santa Anna Township beats most towns.
How Santa Anna Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Santa Anna Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Santa Anna Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Santa Anna 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 Santa Anna Township.
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Santa Anna Township’s workers commute out
Since 2013, Santa Anna Township has lost 48 jobs, to 623 in 2023. The top destinations are Farmer City (17%), Champaign (12%) and Urbana (7%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
| Santa Anna Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Santa Anna Township’s schools trail 69% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Blue Ridge CUSD 18. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth M Schneider Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 265 | B+ |
| Blue Ridge High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 155 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Santa Anna Township
Santa Anna Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Santa Anna Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.4% of Santa Anna Township
For Santa Anna Township, that is below both Illinois’ towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). 0.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Park | — | 26 |
| 2. Weedman Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Santa Anna Township are healthier than 50% of U.S. towns
Santa Anna Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 38% of Santa Anna Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Santa Anna Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Santa Anna Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Gies Memorial Stadium and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Santa Anna Township. Close and well known come first.
24 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
24 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
17 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
14 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
26 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
24 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsPhoto credits
Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain
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Everything we know about Santa Anna Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Santa Anna Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Santa Anna Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Santa Anna Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Santa Anna Township is one of thirteen townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,276 and it contained 1,085 housing units. Its name was changed from Mt. Pleasant Township on June 7, 1859 in honor of the Comanche war chief who became a peace advocate, Santa Anna.
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- Area
- 29 sq mi
- Elevation
- 728 ft
Santa Anna Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Santa Anna Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Anna Township | — | — | A | — | C | B− |
| Blue Ridge Township | — | — | B | — | C | B+ |
| De Witt Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rutledge Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goose Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Santa Anna Township and Blue Ridge Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Santa Anna Township and Blue Ridge Township report no FBI crime data of their own. De Witt Township, West Township, Rutledge Township and Goose Creek Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Santa Anna Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Santa Anna Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Santa Anna Township, IL a good place to live?
2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Santa Anna Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.