Taylor Ridge is a community in Rock Island County, Illinois, home to about 276 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 61284.
Homes sold for a median of $204 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population276178 per sq mi
Median home value$181,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$204Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Taylor Ridge, part in Edgington and Rock Island
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Taylor Ridge. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Taylor Ridge
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)152 miles away
Closer regional airport
Quad City International Airport (MLI)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI135 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL161 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Taylor Ridge; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Taylor Ridge
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 17th DistrictEric Sorensen (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
It’s the 1110th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Rock Island County grew from 55,249 residents in 1900 to 144,672 in 2020.
Rock Island County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 38.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rock Island L&D 15, IL weather station (13 miles away).
Jobs in Rock Island County
64,307 jobs at 2,992 businesses in Rock Island County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Taylor Ridge.
Nearest hospitals
Trinity Rock IslandGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Rock Island10.9 miles
Genesis Medical Center, AledoCritical access hospital · emergency room · Aledo12.3 miles
Genesis Medical Center-DavenportGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Davenport14.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Physical and occupational therapists
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Taylor Ridge
Libraries
Andalusia Township Library4.0 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Rockridge CUSD 300. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Taylor Ridge Elem SchoolTaylor Ridge
K–2
138
Public
3.2 mi
Rockridge Jr High SchoolTaylor Ridge
6–8
234
Public
1.6 mi
Rockridge High SchoolTaylor Ridge
9–12
330
Public
1.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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