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Santa Fe TownshipIL

A town of 1,215.

Population
1,215
2025 Census estimate · +1.4% since 2020
Median home value
$206K
Census ACS
Household income
$89K
median
Median age
48.2
years
Jobs based here
182
A commuter town

Is Santa Fe Township a good place to live?

Santa Fe Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Santa Fe Township’s median age is 48.2 years, where Illinois’ towns sit at 40.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Santa Fe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−Cost of livingWeakestC−Hazard risk
Small town

1,215 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Bartelso · 2 miBeckemeyer · 5 miWade Township · 6 miGermantown Township · 6 miGermantown · 6 miLake Township · 6 mi
Lake TownshipCovington TownshipWade TownshipGermantown TownshipLake TownshipCovington TownshipWade TownshipGermantown TownshipSanta Fe Township

How Santa Fe Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Santa Fe Township is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $206K, 2.6 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household incomeA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →Jobs & income$89K median household income; 182 jobs based hereB+Open →SchoolsBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.4 of 20; 1.4% of households have no car; 4.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →HealthSt. Josephs Hospital 8.4 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksC−Open →HistoryC−Open →Civic life2.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives here27% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Santa Fe Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Santa Fe Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBartelso water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers86% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Santa Fe Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsCentral Community High School District 71Bartelso School District 57Carlyle Community Unit School District 13 districts serve Santa Fe Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereClinton County ClerkClinton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes62218, 6223162218 95% · 62231 5%Census 2020

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 Fe Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

Most of Santa Fe Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Santa Fe Township for work: only 2% work in town. 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Santa Fe Township, against 8.4% in Illinois’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The average trip to work in Santa Fe Township is 30 minutes.

2%work in town
Santa Fe TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2.9%8.4%9.6%
Average trip to work30 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town1.6%8.3%8%
Median household income$89,000$83,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Santa Fe Township2%
Centralia8%
Breese7%
Germantown7%
St. Louis4%
20 mi
median commute distance
182
jobs based in Santa Fe Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns
Full pageSanta Fe Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here182 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work2% work in Santa Fe TownshipCommute times30 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 20 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsB

Public schools in Santa Fe Township beat 64% of Illinois districts

Its public schools are run by Bartelso SD 57. Its one school is below.

64%of IL districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Bartelso Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8Grades PK–8166A+
Full pageSanta Fe Township’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsBartelso SD 57Vs. the neighborsAhead of 1 of its 2 graded neighborsEvery school1 school · Bartelso Elem SchoolQuestions“Are Santa Fe Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

High risk in Santa Fe Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.

73risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
73High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes
Full pageSanta Fe Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters5 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Santa Fe Township

Santa Fe Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Santa Fe Township’s July high is 88°F.

10″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–43°
Spring45–66°
Summer65–87°
Fall46–68°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 6
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageSanta Fe Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 23°Rain & snow10″ of snow a winter · 43 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB−

Residents of Santa Fe Township are healthier than 52% of U.S. towns

Santa Fe Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 20% of Santa Fe Township adults binge drink.

52%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
Santa Fe TownshipIllinois townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%18%16%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)41%37%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)18%17%17%
32 measures vs. Illinois
5 better24 too close to call3 worse
What stands outSanta Fe TownshipIL
Fewer uninsured adults7%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.2%13.2%
More adults with COPD7.9%6.3%
St. Josephs Hospital
8.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
Full pageSanta Fe Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby8.4 miles to an ER · St. Josephs HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IL on 5 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Santa Fe Township

16pages on Santa Fe Township
The big questions
SchoolsBBeat 64% of IL districts · 1 schoolHealthB−Better than IL on 5 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingA−Work & commuteB+$89K median household income · 182 jobs hereNatural hazardsC−FEMA risk higher than 73% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions55 nearby · Gustave Koerner House 30 miLibraryCGermantown Public Library DistrictCollegesKaskaskia College is 13.4 mi away
The story
Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 1,215 residentsClimate88° summer highs · 10″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Santa Fe Township

Kaskaskia CollegeCommunity college · Public · Centralia13.4 mi$4,800 in-state tuition

About 4 of every 100 Santa Fe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Santa Fe Township for work

Where Santa Fe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

8% → Centralia Centralia 8% 7% → Breese Breese 7% 7% → Germantown Germantown 7% 4% → St. Louis St. Louis 4% 4% → Carlyle Carlyle 4% 3% → Belleville Belleville 3% Santa Fe Township · 2% stay
182jobs based in Santa Fe Township
2%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Santa Fe Township

Township in Illinois, United States

Santa Fe Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,195 and it contained 510 housing units. The township was formed from part of Germantown and Carlyle townships.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
26 sq mi
Elevation
446 ft

Questions about Santa Fe Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Santa Fe Township, IL expensive?

Not for the area. 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 A−.