Tyrone TownshipIL
A town of 4,582, settled in 1884.
Is Tyrone Township a good place to live?
Tyrone Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $83K for a typical one, or 1.5 years of the county’s $57K median household income. It grades C− overall, 635th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $51K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 73% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Tyrone Township, above both the Illinois town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns.
90% of working residents leave Tyrone Township for work
Where Tyrone Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Tyrone Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Tyrone Township is from typical.
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Moving to Tyrone Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tyrone 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 Tyrone Township.
Residents of Tyrone Township are less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns
Against the 6,097 U.S. towns with household incomes like Tyrone Township’s, it is healthier than 53%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
Tyrone Township beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 41% of Tyrone Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Tyrone Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tyrone Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Tyrone Township’s schools rank behind 60% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Christopher USD 99. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 510 | C+ |
| Christopher HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 206 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most of Tyrone Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Tyrone Township for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Tyrone Township has lost 140 jobs, to 561 in 2023. The top destinations are Mount Vernon (11%), Marion (8%) and Christopher (7%).
| Tyrone Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Tyrone Township
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Tyrone Township since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Tyrone Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Tyrone Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Tyrone Township is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Tyrone Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tyrone Township
About 3 of every 100 Tyrone Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Tyrone Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Tyrone Township is one of twelve townships in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,706 and it contained 2,330 housing units.
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- Established
- 1884
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 469 ft
- ZIP code
- 62812, 62822, 62825
Tyrone Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Tyrone Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Township | #635 | C− | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Goode Township | #610 | C | A | — | B− | C |
| Browning Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | C− |
| Six Mile Township | #718 | D | A | — | D | C− |
Browning Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Tyrone Township, Goode Township, Browning Township and Six Mile Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Tyrone Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Tyrone Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tyrone Township, IL a good place to live?
Tyrone Township grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #635 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Tyrone 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.