Living in Teutopolis, Illinois: homes, schools and costs

The book's checklist

Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 12.6% below the U.S. average in the parts of Illinois outside metro areas.
More house for the moneyA typical home costs 2.1 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Teutopolis itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
Schools in town3 public schools: 1 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high school.
A hospital close bySt. Anthonys Memorial Hospital in Effingham, about 4 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
Within reach of a big citySt. Louis is about 101 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Teutopolis meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024: $247,700U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then: Up 19%Effingham County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities: $670 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income: $115,938U.S.: $80,734
Typical property tax bill: $4,242 a yearIllinois: $5,298
Homes built before 1940: 14%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010: 17%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes: 0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices: 87.4U.S. average = 100 (the parts of Illinois outside metro areas)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 19% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the parts of Illinois outside metro areas, not Teutopolis alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate: 1,7212020: 1,627
Median age: 34.9 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older: 14%U.S.: 17%
Under 18: 28%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more: 40%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year: 1%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work: Schools, health care and social services (25%); professional and business services (10%); manufacturing (10%)
Unemployment rate: 2%U.S.: 5%
Average commute: 16 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home: 13%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line: 3%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: St. Anthonys Memorial Hospital, Effingham, IL, about 4 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 3 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

3 public schools in Teutopolis, run by Teutopolis CUSD 50.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Illinois's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with any internet subscription: 93%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low: 20°F
July average high: 88°F
Days 90°F or hotter: 38 a year
Nights at or below freezing: 114 a year
Rain and melted snow: 44 inches a year
Snow: 15 inches a year
Elevation: 602 feet

Weather station: Effingham 3SW (8 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

St. Anthonys Memorial HospitalEmergency room4

Decatur, ILCity of 68,00056

St. Louis, MOMetro of 2.8 million101

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: St. Anthonys Memorial Hospital, Decatur, St. Louis.

Effingham County is outside any metro area, with 5,000 to 20,000 people in its towns, not next to a metro area (USDA rural-urban code 7, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

George Rogers Clark National Historical Park59 miles

Read about Teutopolis's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Effingham, IL12,400 people, 4 miles
Neoga, IL1,400 people, 13 miles
Altamont, IL2,200 people, 15 miles
Toledo, IL1,100 people, 16 miles
Greenup, IL1,300 people, 19 miles
Newton, IL2,700 people, 20 miles

Smaller places

Montrose, IL211 people, 6 miles
Sigel, IL319 people, 7 miles
Dieterich, IL882 people, 7 miles
Watson, IL658 people, 9 miles
Shumway, IL185 people, 10 miles
Stewardson, IL716 people, 12 miles
Jewett, IL186 people, 14 miles
Mason, IL321 people, 15 miles

Sources

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.