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Sugar Loaf

A township of 6,779 people in St. Clair County, Illinois

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Map of Sugar Loaf: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk

Conserved land7.8%1,564 of 20,155 acres

Trails11 mi0.3 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves5231 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

#195Most conserved land in IL

1Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve2.5 mi of trails · 381 acres Directions

2Dupo Community Park0.6 mi of trails · 22 acres Directions

3American Legion Park4 acres Directions

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

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How Sugar Loaf ranks

#156Most affordable in IL #195Fewest uninsured in IL #200Lowest property tax in IL All IL rankings →

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Health in Sugar Loaf

B

Health Grade B

Healthier than 60% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Illinois

6better than IL·4worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.

Conditions 3▼ 9 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 2▲ 5 close Mind all close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

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What stands out

6.8%Fewer uninsured adultsIL 9.9% · better 10.2%Fewer adults facing housing insecurityIL 13.2% · better 9.2%More adults who have had cancerIL 7.6% · worse

Care nearby

Touchette Regional HospitalCentreville · 5.8 mi · ER

Sihf Healthcare - ArchviewSauget · 4.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 62240, 62236, 62239 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Sugar Loaf →

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School Grade B

The public schools Sugar Loaf’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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DistrictComm Unit School District No 196Schools3

Bluffview Elem School C+Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 501 students Dupo Jr High School C-Middle · Grades 7–8 · 124 students Dupo High School CHigh · Grades 9–12 · 259 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

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