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Apple River vs Bryant

141 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.2× in Bryant) and typical home built (34 yrs in Apple River).

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Apple River, ILA small town of 290Illinois · 290 people
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Bryant, ILA small town of 160Illinois · 160 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.

Apple RiverA small town of 290
Quiet strengthsApple River doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Apple River →
BryantA small town of 160
Quiet strengthsBryant doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bryant →
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 grid2.2×
Bryant has the more walkable street grid
Bryant 106Apple River 48.4
Typical home built34 yrs
Apple River’s homes are older
Bryant 1972Apple River 1938
Jobs per worker2×
Apple River is more of a job hub
Apple River 0.06Bryant 0.03
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,510 more a month in Apple River

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.

Apple River$2,120/mo
Typical home $325K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.53% · or rent about $880/mo · Housing →
Bryant$610/mo
Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 1.67% · or rent about $590/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,510 a month, about $18,200 a year, between Apple River and Bryant.

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
Apple RiverBryant
Snow a year32″14″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th30th
Outdoors & history
Apple RiverBryant
Archive photos71
Famous people born here1—
Community
Apple RiverBryant
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

141 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Apple RiverILBryantIL
Apple River ↔ Bryant141 miles apart
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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.

Apple RiverBryant
People
Population 290Highest 160Lowest
Median age 41.5±14Highest 6% above IL 41.3±18.7Lowest 6% above IL
Apple River and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.8%±4.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 25%±19.1Highest IL: 21.8%
Bryant and Apple River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.9%±9.2Highest IL: 17% 15%±20.9Lowest IL: 17%
Apple River and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 16.7%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±3Lowest IL: 6.3% 4.4%±4.3Highest IL: 6.3%
Bryant and Apple River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $44,028±$11kHighest 47% below IL $35,000±$29kLowest 58% below IL
Apple River and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,100±$16kLowest 67% below IL $91,400±$17kHighest 65% below IL
Bryant and Apple River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $880±$178Highest 31% below IL $590±$180Lowest 54% below IL
Apple River and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,336Lowest 75% below IL $1,523Highest 71% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±45.7Lowest IL: 47.9% 79.2%±57.6Highest IL: 47.9%
Bryant and Apple River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.7%Lowest IL: 11.8% 44.4%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 67.6%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1972Highest 1 yr newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 4% above IL 28 minLowest about the IL average
Work from home 4.4%±6.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 9.2%±8Highest IL: 15.9%
Bryant and Apple River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeport (10%)Canton (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BryantFew work in Apple River
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.4Lowest 106Highest
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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