2019 Best Places to Live in Macoupin CountyAbout this List

Carlinville

• Town in Illinois
• 9 reviews

Current Resident: Carlinville is great for a small town. There is a wal mart, a movie theater, multiple gas stations, the county court house, a town square with many small shops, a bowling alley, and many more small businesses. There is a large park with ball diamonds and soccer fields. The school system is good.
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• A-

• B+

• 5,327 Population

Virden

• Town in Illinois
• 18 reviews

• B-

• C+

• 3,549 Population

Staunton

• Town in Illinois
• 15 reviews

Current Resident: Staunton is a cozy little town. Good restaurants, fun people. There are a bunch of small businesses that you can visit. They have a hospital, library, grade school and a high school. So for a small town, they have just about every thing you could need to live in a small town.
Read 15 Reviews

• B-

• B

• 4,961 Population

Benld

• Town in Illinois

• B-

• C-

• 1,568 Population

Gillespie

• Town in Illinois
• 10 reviews

Current Resident: Overall, Gillespie is a great town. I like the simplicity and closeness of Gillespie. Gillespie is a small, quiet town that is simple. There is only one stoplight. Also, everyone in the town is close. By this I mean, everyone knows everyone in Gillespie. The town is like one big family. If I could make one change, I would like more activities in the town. There is one bowling alley, but this is it. If you are bored then you will have to go to a surrounding town to find something to do. Other than that, I have no complaints.
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• C+

• C-

• 3,183 Population

Carlinville Township

• Town in Illinois
• 1 review

• A

• B+

• 6,359 Population

Polk Township

• Town in Illinois

• A-

• B+

• 528 Population

Bird Township

• Town in Illinois

• B+

• B+

• 304 Population

Chesterfield Township

• Town in Illinois

• B

• B

• 948 Population

Hillyard Township

• Town in Illinois

• B

• B

• 668 Population

North Otter Township

• Town in Illinois
• 1 review

• B

• C+

• 899 Population

Shipman Township

• Town in Illinois
• 1 review

Niche User: Piasa is a small country town. Everyone knows everyone and we all get along. I love the small town life. I would live here again, if I had to do it all over. Piasa does not have much to do, but its close to St. Louis and close to bigger towns around it.

In the future, I hope to see Piasa with a better sidewalk and highway. I also hope to see more people and a few businesses move in.
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• B

• B-

• 1,424 Population

Western Mound Township

• Town in Illinois

• B

• B+

• 133 Population

Girard

• Town in Illinois
• 1 review

Current Resident: I like that you get to know more people because it is a small town. I like that it is a blue collar town. The annual Festival feels almost like a family reunion. I wish it had more business, but Girard lost a lot of jobs when the coal mines closed.
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• B-

• B-

• 1,866 Population

Virden Township

• Town in Illinois

• B-

• C+

• 3,532 Population

South Palmyra Township

• Town in Illinois
• 1 review

Niche User: This community that I live in is quiet, has a great education system and is a great place to grow up in. It is a very safe and tightly bound together community. However, some parts of the town are lower class and jobs can be low at times, but overall it is a very good area.
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• B-

• B

• 810 Population

Girard Township

• Town in Illinois

• B-

• B-

• 2,173 Population

Mount Olive

• Town in Illinois
• 6 reviews

Current Resident: Mount Olive is a small town in Southern Illinois. It is a quite little town that has very little crime or danger. You can leave you house unlocked and go to the corner market. The only thing I would change is to have better sewer systems. The town is quite old and does need an up grade.
Read 6 Reviews

• B-

• C+

• 2,017 Population

Staunton Township

• Town in Illinois
• 2 reviews

Niche User: I know there is crime from the police blotter in the weekly newspaper. Mostly traffic stops, sometimes a domestic issue.. I have no concerns.
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• B-

• B

• 5,586 Population

Shaws Point Township

• Town in Illinois

• B-

• B+

• 534 Population

Scottville Township

• Town in Illinois

• B-

• B-

• 226 Population

Dorchester Township

• Town in Illinois
• 2 reviews

Niche User: There has been very minimal crime in this area. Maybe a random occurrence here or there, but nothing ever major!
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• B-

• C+

• 1,766 Population

Shipman

• Town in Illinois
• 4 reviews

• B-

• B-

• 584 Population

Bunker Hill

• Town in Illinois
• 5 reviews

Current Resident: Bunker Hill is a very small town with a population of about 1,800 people. Growing up in this town has been great. However, as you get older, the more stressful the town is. Everyone knows everyone. Everyone probably knows your business too. Now, knowing everyone has its perks because normally, you can rely on the people of your town to help you. However, if you make the wrong person mad, the entire town could turn against you. Living in this town has been great despite the drama of the town. I know every person in my graduating class. I know the names of all of their parents. So, living in Bunker Hill has its perks and it faults.
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• B-

• B-

• 1,816 Population

Brushy Mound Township

• Town in Illinois

• B-

• B

• 458 Population