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Alsip vs Flagg Township

73 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.1× in Alsip) and trails (3.4× in Flagg Township).

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Alsip, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 18,583 people
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Flagg Township, ILKnown for its schoolsOgle County · 13,287 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 $800 more a month in Alsip

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.

Alsip$1,990/mo
Typical home $277K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.34% · or rent about $1,140/mo · Housing →
Flagg Township$1,190/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 2.18% · or rent about $1,010/mo · Housing →

The difference: $800 a month, about $9,600 a year, between Alsip and Flagg 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.

Report cards

Alsip places higher on 11 of 20 IL lists

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
AlsipFlagg Township
Snow a year39″28″
January low20°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)203d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th59th
Outdoors & history
AlsipFlagg Township
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land4.1%2.1%
National Register places1—
Archive photos92
Famous people born here—1
Community
AlsipFlagg Township
Library hours a week68 hrs59 hrs
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

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Alsip ↔ Flagg Township73 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.

AlsipFlagg Township
People
Population 18,583Highest 13,287Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.1%Highest -2%Lowest
Median age 39.1±3Highest about the IL average 37.1±2.4Lowest 5% below IL
Alsip and Flagg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.9%±3.4Highest IL: 21.8% 21.2%±2.8Lowest IL: 21.8%
Alsip and Flagg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.9%±3Highest IL: 17% 16.7%±2.3Lowest IL: 17%
Alsip and Flagg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.7%Lowest IL: 37.8% 19.5%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±2Lowest IL: 6.3% 7.7%±1.9Highest IL: 6.3%
Flagg Township and Alsip are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,585±$13kLowest 20% below IL $74,423±$10kHighest 11% below IL
Flagg Township and Alsip are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$12kHighest 15% below IL $169,000±$8kLowest 36% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,140±$30Highest 11% below IL $1,010±$84Lowest 21% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,257Highest about the IL average $3,686Lowest 30% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.3%±11.1Highest IL: 47.9% 41.8%±9.8Lowest IL: 47.9%
Alsip and Flagg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.1%Highest IL: 11.8% 7.1%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.2%Highest IL: 67.1% 63.8%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 4 yrs newer than IL 1974Lowest 3 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 8% above IL 22 minLowest 21% below IL
Work from home 7.3%±2.7Highest IL: 15.9% 6.7%±2.8Lowest IL: 15.9%
Alsip and Flagg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6%Lowest 28%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.60Highest 0.75Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (33%)Rochelle (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Flagg TownshipFew work in Alsip
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Highest 2.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 15Lowest 17Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.4Highest 14.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#281 of 384 in IL
School district —Rochelle CCSD 231 · Rochelle Twp HSD 212
High school in town —Rochelle Twp High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 15.3
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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