Spring Point TownshipIL
A town of 1,305, settled in 1860.
Is Spring Point Township a good place to live?
Spring Point Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for schools; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. Spring Point Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. Only 43 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Spring Point Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,305 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Spring Point Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Spring Point Township is from typical.
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Moving to Spring Point Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Point 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 Spring Point Township.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Spring Point Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Spring Point Township for work: only 1% work in town. 2.2% of Spring Point Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Effingham (22%), Mattoon (14%) and Neoga (6%).
| Spring Point Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Spring Point Township is healthier than 67% of U.S. towns
Spring Point Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 19% of adults binge drink in Spring Point Township.
| Spring Point Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.5% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Spring Point Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Spring Point Township
Spring Point Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Spring Point Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Spring Point Township since 1999.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.1% of Spring Point Township
2.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Spring Point Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Point Township
About 6 of every 100 Spring Point Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Spring Point Township for work
Where Spring Point Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Spring Point Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Spring Point Township is one of eight townships in Cumberland County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,332 and it contained 485 housing units.
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- Established
- 1860
- Area
- 56 sq mi
- Elevation
- 630 ft
Questions about Spring Point Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spring Point 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.