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.

Down paymentRate%

Allison Township$420/mo

Typical home $77K (Census) · tax rate 0.26% · Housing →

Custer Park$1,250/mo

Typical home $175K (Census) · tax rate 2.29% · Housing →

The difference: $830 a month, about $10,000 a year, between Custer Park and Allison 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.

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

Allison TownshipCuster Park

Snow a year9″27″

January low22°F —

July high89°F —

Growing season (days)197d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th 82nd

Outdoors & history

Allison TownshipCuster Park

Trails15 mi —

Conserved land9.8%—

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Community

Allison TownshipCuster Park

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

177 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Allison TownshipLawrence County Custer ParkIL

Allison Township ↔ Custer Park177 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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

Allison TownshipCuster Park

People

Population 502Highest 459Lowest

Median age 30.7±0.4Highest 21% below IL 28.8±2.7Lowest 26% below IL

Allison Township and Custer Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 13.3%±13Lowest IL: 21.8% 32.2%±49.5Highest IL: 21.8%

Custer Park and Allison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 18.3%±15.2Highest IL: 17% 2.6%±8.9Lowest IL: 17%

Allison Township and Custer Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 5.5%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.7 IL: 6.3% 0%±4 IL: 6.3%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $54,195±$731Lowest 35% below IL $178,602±$45kHighest 114% above IL

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $76,700±$69kLowest 71% below IL $175,000±$126kHighest 34% below IL

Custer Park and Allison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $199Lowest 96% below IL $4,000Highest 24% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±10.6 IL: 47.9% 0%±100 IL: 47.9%

Below poverty line 0%Lowest IL: 11.8% 3.7%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 23.5%Lowest IL: 67.1% 25.5%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 2013Highest 42 yrs newer than IL 1975Lowest 4 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 53% below IL 45 minHighest 63% above IL

Work from home 4.1%±7.1Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±5.6Lowest IL: 15.9%

Allison Township and Custer Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 4.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 32.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 8.37Highest 0.03Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Lawrenceville (17%)Chicago (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Custer ParkFew work in Allison Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9.8%Highest 0.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 15.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Lowest 38.2Highest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Allison Township vs Custer Park

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $830 more a month in Custer Park

What daily life feels like in each

177 miles apart

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