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30% of working residents work locally in Vandalia Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.3% and U.S. towns at 8%. The biggest park or preserve is Rogier Park, at 29 acres. We don’t grade Vandalia Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Vandalia Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 419 in 1850, 7,458 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 2 maps from 1945 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vandalia 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 Vandalia Township.
The public schools here belong to Vandalia CUSD 203. The largest public high school is Vandalia Community High School, with 411 students. Two of its 7 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vandalia Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 552 | B+ |
| Vandalia Community High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 411 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
The town’s peak summer temperature is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Vandalia (29%), Effingham (6%) and Greenville (4%). One in 3 of Vandalia Township’s working residents works locally. Also worth knowing: in Vandalia Township, a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in the town fell to 3,127 in 2023, 600 fewer than in 2013.
| Vandalia Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among adults in Vandalia Township, 37% have high blood pressure. Two figures for adults locally: 41% have obesity, 39% sleep under 7 hours.
| Vandalia Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Vandalia Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.7% | 12.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.5% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Vandalia Township, 33% come from inland flooding and 23% from earthquakes. Compared with 51% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims in the town since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Walkers can cover 2.3 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density for Vandalia Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Vandalia Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 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. Rogier Park | — | 29 |
| 2. Greer Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Kelley Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Vandalia Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Vandalia Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Vandalia is a city in and the county seat of Fayette County, Illinois, United States. At the 2020 Census, the population was 7,458. The city is 60 miles (97 km) northeast of the Greater St. Louis area on the Kaskaskia River. In the early 19th century, Vandalia became the western terminus of the National Road (the first federal road) from the East Coast. Vandalia served as the state capital of Illinois from 1819 until 1839, when the seat of state government moved closer to the center of the state in Springfield. Since 1933, the Vandalia State House State Historic Site preserves and interprets the State House capital building and grounds, originally constructed in 1836.
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5 towns share a border with Vandalia Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandalia Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaskaskia Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bear Grove Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Otego Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
| Sefton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sharon Township | #527 | C+ | B | — | B− | C+ |
Otego Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Otego Township and Sharon Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Vandalia Township, Kaskaskia Township, Bear Grove Township and Sefton Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Vandalia Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Vandalia Township yet; the figures below are still real.