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Alba Township vs Bone Gap

232 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (80.9× in Bone Gap) and average commute (24 min in Alba Township).

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Alba Township, ILA small town of 121Henry County · 121 people
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Bone Gap, ILA small town of 220Illinois · 220 people
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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.

Alba TownshipA small town of 121
Quiet strengthsAlba Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Bone GapA small town of 220
Quiet strengthsBone Gap doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bone Gap →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Street grid80.9×
Bone Gap has the more walkable street grid
Bone Gap 56.6Alba Township 0.7
Average commute24 min
Alba Township has the shorter commute
Bone Gap 36 minAlba Township 12 min
Typical home built19 yrs
Alba Township’s homes are older
Bone Gap 1965Alba Township 1946
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
Alba TownshipBone Gap
Snow a year28″12″
January low15°F24°F
July high86°F89°F
Growing season (days)180d201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th68th
Outdoors & history
Alba TownshipBone Gap
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land1.9%—
Settled1856—
Archive photos—3
Famous people born here—1
Community
Alba TownshipBone Gap
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.

Where they are

232 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Alba TownshipHenry CountyBone GapIL
Alba Township ↔ Bone Gap232 miles apart
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.

Alba TownshipBone Gap
People
Population 121Lowest 220Highest
Median age 28.9±34.6Lowest 26% below IL 30.6±12.6Highest 22% below IL
Bone Gap and Alba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.7%±33Highest IL: 21.8% 25.5%±8.6Lowest IL: 21.8%
Alba Township and Bone Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.4%±30.8Lowest IL: 17% 16.4%±11.6Highest IL: 17%
Bone Gap and Alba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.9%Highest IL: 37.8% 9.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.2Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.7%±2.9Highest IL: 6.3%
Bone Gap and Alba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $51,042±$29k 39% below IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $80,000±$29k 70% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $480±$61 62% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,133 79% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 62.5%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Bone Gap and Alba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 19.1%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82%Lowest IL: 67.1% 83.5%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 25 yrs older than IL 1965Highest 6 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 56% below IL 36 minHighest 29% above IL
Work from home 6.3%±13.3Highest IL: 15.9% 2.8%±4Lowest IL: 15.9%
Alba Township and Bone Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Geneseo (16%)Albion (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bone GapFew work in Alba Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 56.6Highest
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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