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%

Berkeley$2,270/mo

Typical home $309K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.52% · or rent about $1,434/mo · Housing →

Dunham Township$1,780/mo

Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 2.34% · or rent about $1,165/mo · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Berkeley and Dunham 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

Berkeley places higher on 12 of 18 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.

Safety

B+BerkeleySafer than 70% of U.S. towns –Dunham TownshipNot graded

Schools

–BerkeleyNot graded D−Dunham TownshipBetter than 3% of districts in the state

Health

BBerkeleyHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns B−Dunham TownshipHealthier than 49% of U.S. towns

12Berkeley

4Dunham Township

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #312#852 Most remote workersWork · 849 towns #246#720 Lowest depressionHealth · 861 towns #42#388 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 862 towns #272#554 Fewest smokersHealth · 861 towns #247#447 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #248#427 Cheapest rentCost of living · 840 towns #621#481 Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #233#337

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Berkeley’s rankings →

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

BerkeleyDunham Township

Snow a year42″32″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th 13th

Outdoors & history

BerkeleyDunham Township

Trails0 mi 7 mi

Conserved land1.3%1.1%

Archive photos12 —

Community

BerkeleyDunham Township

Library hours a week54 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

50 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BerkeleyIL Dunham TownshipMcHenry County

Berkeley ↔ Dunham Township50 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

BerkeleyDunham Township

People

Population 5,199Highest 2,777Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.5%Highest -0.7%Lowest

Median age 33.6±5Highest 14% below IL 29.9±6.3Lowest 23% below IL

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

Kids under 18 26.9%±9.3Lowest IL: 21.8% 27.3%±10.1Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 17%±5.2Highest IL: 17% 15.2%±6.6Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.6%Highest IL: 37.8% 18.1%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±2.1Highest IL: 6.3% 0.7%±1.3Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $85,823±$14kLowest about the IL average $92,697±$45kHighest 11% above IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $246,900±$21kLowest 6% below IL $247,400±$55kHighest 6% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,434±$210Highest 13% above IL $1,165±$220Lowest 9% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $6,224Highest 17% above IL $5,796Lowest 9% above IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 74.2%±55.1Lowest IL: 47.9% 89.3%±37Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 17.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 0.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82%Highest IL: 67.1% 81.3%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 16 yrs older than IL 1982Highest 11 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest about the IL average 27 minLowest about the IL average

Work from home 14.5%±9.5Highest IL: 15.9% 5.4%±5.6Lowest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 4.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 25.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Lowest 0.87Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (27%)Chicago (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dunham TownshipFew work in Berkeley

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 1.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 7.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.4Highest 3.5Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#374 of 384 in IL

School district —Harvard CUSD 50

High school in town —None in town

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.

Berkeley vs Dunham Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Berkeley

Berkeley places higher on 12 of 18 IL lists

What daily life feels like in each

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