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Audubon Township vs Sidell

85 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (25.5× in Sidell) and growth since 2010 (+14.2 pts in Audubon Township).

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Audubon Township, ILA small town of 354Montgomery County · 354 people
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Sidell, ILHomes around $113KIllinois · 440 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.

Audubon TownshipA small town of 354
Quiet strengthsAudubon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Audubon Township →
SidellHomes around $113K
Housing$113K typical home62% below the IL typical home All about Sidell →
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 grid25.5×
Sidell has the more walkable street grid
Sidell 56.0Audubon Township 2.2
Growth since 2010+14.2 pts
Audubon Township has grown faster since 2010
Audubon Township -6.5%Sidell -20.7%
Typical home built41 yrs
Sidell’s homes are older
Audubon Township 1979Sidell 1938
Average commute9 min
Audubon Township has the shorter commute
Sidell 30 minAudubon Township 21 min
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
Audubon TownshipSidell
Snow a year15″24″
January low19°F17°F
July high87°F84°F
Growing season (days)188d181d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th48th
Outdoors & history
Audubon TownshipSidell
Settled—1861
Community
Audubon TownshipSidell
Library hours a week—28 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

85 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Audubon TownshipMontgomery CountySidellIL
Audubon Township ↔ Sidell85 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.

Audubon TownshipSidell
People
Population 354Lowest 440Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.5%Highest -20.7%Lowest
Median age 53.4±9.8Lowest 37% above IL 54.5±5.6Highest 40% above IL
Sidell and Audubon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.1%±9.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 19.5%±5.8Highest IL: 21.8%
Sidell and Audubon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.1%±3.7Highest IL: 17% 26.6%±3.7Lowest IL: 17%
Audubon Township and Sidell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9%Highest IL: 37.8% 5.9%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±5.8Highest IL: 6.3% 3%±3.9Lowest IL: 6.3%
Audubon Township and Sidell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,972±$31kLowest 27% below IL $62,500±$15kHighest 25% below IL
Sidell and Audubon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $79,700±$10k 70% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $675±$88 47% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,330 75% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 10%±100 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 12.1%Highest IL: 11.8% 8.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 99.5%Highest IL: 67.1% 94.8%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 8 yrs newer than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 24% below IL 30 minHighest 6% above IL
Work from home 8%±7.7Highest IL: 15.9% 5.4%±6.5Lowest IL: 15.9%
Audubon Township and Sidell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Nokomis (20%)Danville (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SidellFew work in Audubon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.2Lowest 56.0Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Audubon Township

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Hurricane Township162 people
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Oconee Township758 people · $116K homes
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Nokomis Township2,779 people · $90K homes
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Rosamond Township143 people · $214K homes

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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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