Tower HillIL
A town of 473, settled in 1857.
Is Tower Hill a good place to live?
4.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Tower Hill, below both Illinois’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Tower Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
473 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Tower Hill: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tower Hill, 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 Tower Hill.
A typical Tower Hill home is worth about $154K
The typical Tower Hill home is worth about $154,000, down 2.1% in a year, 48% below the Illinois typical home. At $783 a month, Tower Hill’s median rent is below both the Illinois town median ($1,129 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 84% of households own their home in Tower Hill.
| Tower Hill | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $783 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Tower Hill has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Tower Hill for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Tower Hill is 18 minutes. Jobs based in Tower Hill fell to 19 in 2023, 21 fewer than in 2013.
| Tower Hill | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Tower Hill
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Tower Hill has four seasons and pleasant summers
Tower Hill has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Tower Hill is
Tower Hill beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 17% of Tower Hill adults smoke cigarettes.
| Tower Hill | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Tower Hill | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 6.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 5.9% |
| More smokers | 17.3% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Tower Hill
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tower Hill; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Tower Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Tower Hill for work
Where Tower Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Tower Hill
Village in Illinois, United States
Tower Hill is a village in Shelby County, Illinois, United States. The population was 485 at the 2020 census, down from 611 in 2010.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- ZIP code
- 62571
- Area code
- 217
Questions about Tower Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tower Hill, IL a good place to live?
Tower Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.