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Akron Township vs Hallock Township

Next-door neighbors in Peoria County. The biggest differences: household income (+69% in Hallock Township) and jobs per worker (3.8× in Akron Township).

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Akron Township, ILKnown for its schoolsPeoria County · 1,136 people
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Hallock Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsPeoria County · 1,455 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Hallock Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Akron Township$1,430/mo
Typical home $201K (Census) · tax rate 2.24% · or rent about $1,197/mo · Housing →
Hallock Township$1,910/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 1.97% · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Hallock Township and Akron Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Akron Township and Hallock Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Akron TownshipHallock TownshipAkron TownshipHallock Township
Akron Township ↔ Hallock Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Akron TownshipHallock Township
Snow a year20″20″
January low15°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)174d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th63rd
Outdoors & history
Akron TownshipHallock Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.3%5.8%
Archive photos1—
Community
Akron TownshipHallock Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Akron TownshipHallock Township
People
Population 1,136Lowest 1,455Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4%Lowest -0.7%Highest
Median age 36.6±6.6Lowest 6% below IL 39.9±10.1Highest about the IL average
Hallock Township and Akron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.6%±7Highest IL: 21.8% 27.5%±10Lowest IL: 21.8%
Akron Township and Hallock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.8%±3.5Lowest IL: 17% 23.6%±5.3Highest IL: 17%
Hallock Township and Akron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.9%Lowest IL: 37.8% 40.4%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±2.7Highest IL: 6.3% 1.2%±1.9Lowest IL: 6.3%
Akron Township and Hallock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $89,375±$21kLowest 7% above IL $151,125±$37kHighest 81% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $201,400±$30kLowest 24% below IL $277,300±$33kHighest 5% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,197±$270 6% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,510Lowest 15% below IL $5,457Highest 3% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45%±45.9Lowest IL: 47.9% 100%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Hallock Township and Akron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.6%Highest IL: 11.8% 3.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.3%Lowest IL: 67.1% 98.2%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973 2 yrs newer than IL 1973 2 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 15% below IL 23 minLowest 17% below IL
Work from home 10.5%±5.6Lowest IL: 15.9% 26.2%±14.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Hallock Township and Akron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.3%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Peoria (30%)Peoria (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hallock TownshipFew work in Akron Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 5.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3 2.3
Schools
School district Princeville CUSD 326—
High school in town Princeville High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 12.4 —
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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