Pleasant ViewIL
A town of 1,246. Healthier than 69% of U.S. towns.
What makes Pleasant View stand out
The thing Pleasant View does most differently from other towns.
1,246 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Most working residents commute out of Pleasant View
Most working residents leave Pleasant View for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Decatur (42%), Springfield (5%) and Macon (3%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Where working residents work
Healthier than 69% of U.S. towns
Pleasant View beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Pleasant View | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.6% |
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Pleasant View has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.
Pleasant View’s public schools outperform 56% of Illinois districts
The public schools Pleasant View’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Elem School | PK–5 | 460 | B− |
0.2% of Pleasant View is conserved land
1.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Griswold Conservation Area | 1 mi | 40 |
| 2. Wise Park | — | 2 |
96% of working residents leave Pleasant View for work
Where Pleasant View’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pleasant View
Township in Illinois, United States
Pleasant View Township is located in Macon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,411 and it contained 612 housing units.
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- Population
- 1,411
- Area
- 31 sq mi