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A town of 2,818, settled in 1839. Public schools that outperform most of Illinois.
Yes, by almost any measure. Teutopolis Township earns an A+, 3rd among Illinois's 767 graded towns. Its public schools beat 95% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation, the median household earns $107K, and a typical home costs about $236K, 3 years of the Effingham area’s $79K median household income. Its lowest mark, an A−, is in health. Teutopolis Township’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Teutopolis Community Park, at 20 acres. Teutopolis Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 83% of U.S. towns.
Where Teutopolis Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Teutopolis Grade School | PK–6 | 620 |
| Teutopolis Junior High School | 7–8 | 166 |
| Teutopolis High School | 9–12 | 339 |
Where Teutopolis Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Teutopolis Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 498 in 1900, 1,618 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 2 maps from 1953 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Teutopolis 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Teutopolis Township.
Teutopolis Township pairs an A+ for schools with modest home prices, draws workers from Effingham and beyond and has less food insecurity than most of Illinois.
Its A+ for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $236K. Its A+ ranks #20 of the 768 Illinois towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by Teutopolis CUSD 50. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Teutopolis High School, with 339 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teutopolis Grade SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 620 | A+ |
| Teutopolis High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 339 | A− |
| Teutopolis Junior High SchoolTop results in townGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 166 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
2,675 jobs are based in Teutopolis Township, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 15.5 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
About one in 5 of Teutopolis Township’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Teutopolis Township grew to 2,675 in 2023, 785 more than in 2013. 4% of Teutopolis Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Teutopolis Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 12% | 11% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Illinois is food insecurity: 9.9% of its 5,627 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.9% statewide.
Teutopolis Township beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of adults binge drink in Teutopolis Township.
| Teutopolis Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Teutopolis Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Teutopolis 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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Teutopolis Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Teutopolis Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Teutopolis Community Park | 0.6 mi | 20 |
| 2. Teutopolis Knights of Columbus Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Teutopolis Mini-Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Children under 18 are 26% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Teutopolis Township is 36.8 years. Teutopolis Township has grown 3.2% since 2020, to 2,818 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Teutopolis Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.8 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.5 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Teutopolis Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.3% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.4% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Teutopolis Township since 2019.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Teutopolis Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Teutopolis Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Teutopolis is a village in Effingham County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,618.
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5 towns share a border with Teutopolis Township.
At #3 in IL, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Douglas Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teutopolis Township | #3 | A+ | A− | — | A+ | A− |
| St. Francis Township | — | — | A | — | A | A− |
| Douglas Township | #104 | A | A− | — | B+ | B |
| Watson Township | #278 | A− | A | — | B+ | B |
| Teutopolis | — | — | A− | — | A+ | A |
| Effingham | #434 | B | A− | C | B− | B− |
St. Francis Township and Teutopolis have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Teutopolis Township, St. Francis Township, Douglas Township, Watson Township and Teutopolis report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Teutopolis Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Teutopolis Township grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #3 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and A+ for schools.
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−.