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Avena Township vs Mound Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: home values (+41% in Mound Township) and property tax bill (+37% in Mound Township).

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Avena Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsFayette County · 1,888 people

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Mound Township, ILKnown for its schoolsEffingham County · 3,532 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.

Avena TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health83% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 22%of IL districts All about Avena Township →

Mound TownshipKnown for its schools

Schools#166 for schools in ILof 384 towns All about Mound Township →

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.

Home values+41%

Homes cost more in Mound Township

Mound Township $135,000Avena Township $96,000

Property tax bill+37%

Tax bills are bigger in Mound Township

Mound Township $1,837Avena Township $1,345

Jobs per worker+68%

Avena Township is more of a job hub

Avena Township 0.99Mound Township 0.59

Bachelor’s degree++9.7 pts

More adults in Mound Township have a degree

Mound Township 22.2%Avena Township 12.5%

Street grid+44%

Mound Township has the more walkable street grid

Mound Township 7.2Avena Township 5.0

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Mound Township

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%

Avena Township$620/mo

Typical home $96K (Census) · tax rate 1.40% · or rent about $749/mo · Housing →

Mound Township$860/mo

Typical home $135K (Census) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $782/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Mound Township and Avena 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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools

C−Avena TownshipBetter than 22% of districts in the state C+Mound TownshipBetter than 44% of districts in the state

Health

C−Avena TownshipHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns B−Mound TownshipHealthier than 55% of U.S. towns

Where they are

Avena Township and Mound Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Avena TownshipMound Township

Avena Township ↔ Mound Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border

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

Avena TownshipMound Township

Snow a year16″16″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th 57th

Outdoors & history

Avena TownshipMound Township

Trails5 mi 6 mi

Conserved land0%1.2%

Community

Avena TownshipMound Township

Library hours a week29 hrs 27 hrs

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.

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

Avena TownshipMound Township

People

Population 1,888Lowest 3,532Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.6%Lowest -2%Highest

Median age 42.3±5.9Lowest 8% above IL 43.6±5.6Highest 12% above IL

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

Kids under 18 22.4%±3.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 22.9%±4Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 20.3%±3.9Lowest IL: 17% 21.5%±4.2Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.5%Lowest IL: 37.8% 22.2%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±2.1Lowest IL: 6.3% 5%±2.8Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,023±$13kLowest 39% below IL $75,313±$19kHighest 10% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $96,000±$18kLowest 64% below IL $135,000±$16kHighest 49% below IL

Rentmedian gross, monthly $749±$30Lowest 41% below IL $782±$87Highest 39% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,345Lowest 75% below IL $1,837Highest 65% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.1%±35.9Lowest IL: 47.9% 42.4%±20.2Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 20%Highest IL: 11.8% 10.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.2%Highest IL: 67.1% 82.3%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 4 yrs older than IL 1974Highest 3 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 23% below IL 21 minLowest 25% below IL

Work from home 13.6%±5.8Highest IL: 15.9% 8.6%±5.6Lowest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 12.9%Lowest 17.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.99Highest 0.59Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Effingham (16%)Effingham (29%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mound TownshipFew work in Avena Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miLowest 5.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.0Lowest 7.2Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#166 of 384 in IL

School district St Elmo CUSD 202Altamont CUSD 10

High school in town St Elmo Sr High SchoolAltamont High School

Students per teacherat that high school 12.8Highest 10.8Lowest

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

Deciding?

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Avena Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Avena Township

Loudon Township947 people · $186K homes

Wheatland Township405 people · $275K homes

Sefton Township420 people · $135K homes

Towns like Avena Township

Carrier Mills Township2,507 people · $81K homes

Marissa Township1,835 people · $113K homes

New Athens1,933 people · $116K homes

Reading Township1,722 people · $87K homes

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.