Taylor RidgeIL
Population 276: a town settled in 1877.
Is Taylor Ridge a good place to live?
45% of residents are 65 or older in Taylor Ridge, above both the Illinois town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Taylor Ridge. Taylor Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
276 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Taylor Ridge: who provides what
Taylor Ridge is unincorporated, so Rock Island County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Taylor Ridge.
Taylor Ridge has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The median commute is under 14 miles. In Taylor Ridge, 6.5% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Davenport (11%), Rock Island (9%) and Moline (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Taylor Ridge: four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 14° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 36 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Taylor Ridge faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score for Taylor Ridge comes to 62 of 100. FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to cold waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Taylor Ridge after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2013.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Taylor Ridge is
16% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Taylor Ridge. Of 32 CDC measures, Taylor Ridge beats the Illinois average on 5 and trails it on 1. Among adults here, 20% get no exercise outside work and 9.9% have diabetes.
| Taylor Ridge | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Taylor Ridge | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rock Island Arsenal and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Taylor Ridge. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Ancient siteRock Island Arsenal
40 mi MuseumHerbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
7 mi MuseumBlack Hawk State Historic Site
10 mi MuseumFigge Art Museum77K visitors a year
10 mi MuseumPutnam Museum
40 mi National Historic SiteHerbert Hoover National Historic Site107K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Taylor Ridge
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Taylor Ridge
About 5 of every 100 Taylor Ridge residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Taylor Ridge for work
Where Taylor Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Taylor Ridge
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Taylor Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Taylor Ridge had a population of 141. Taylor Ridge is located at the junction of Illinois Route 94 and Illinois Route 192, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Reynolds. Taylor Ridge has a post office with ZIP code 61284.
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- Elevation
- 771 ft
- ZIP code
- 61284
Questions about Taylor Ridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Taylor Ridge, IL a good place to live?
Taylor Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Taylor Ridge, IL known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Herb Crompton and Mona Martin.