St. Francis TownshipIL
A town of 1,164, settled in 1860.
Is St. Francis Township a good place to live?
The best of St. Francis Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and cost of living and an A− for health; the weakest is a C− for walkability. St. Francis Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On the outdoors, just 56 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. St. Francis Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes St. Francis Township stand out
Where St. Francis Township beats most towns.
1,164 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How St. Francis Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far St. Francis Township is from typical.
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Moving to St. Francis Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Francis 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 St. Francis Township.
St. Francis Township is healthier than 83% of U.S. towns
20% of St. Francis Township adults binge drink, above both the Illinois town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 15% of St. Francis Township adults say their health is fair or poor. Francis Township beats the Illinois average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| St. Francis Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | St. Francis Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
St. Francis Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave St. 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line in St. Francis Township. Since 2013, St. Francis Township has lost 26 jobs, to 215 in 2023.
| St. Francis Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
St. Francis Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Francis 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
St. Francis Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of St. Francis Township is conserved land
2.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in St. Francis Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about St. Francis Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of St. Francis Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 St. Francis Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave St. Francis Township for work
Where St. Francis Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About St. Francis Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Saint Francis Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,194 and it contained 479 housing units.
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- Established
- 1860
- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 584 ft
Questions about St. Francis Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is St. Francis 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.