Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Big Mound Township vs Crouch Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (3.7× in Crouch Township) and jobs per worker (5.3× in Big Mound Township).

×
Big Mound Township, ILA regional job hubWayne County · 1,168 people
×
Crouch Township, ILA small town of 427Hamilton County · 427 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.

Crouch TownshipA small town of 427
Quiet strengthsCrouch Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crouch Township →
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 $430 more a month in Crouch 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.

Big Mound Township$620/mo
Typical home $97K (Census) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $630/mo · Housing →
Crouch Township$1,050/mo
Typical home $155K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,100 a year, between Crouch Township and Big Mound 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.

Where they are

Big Mound Township and Crouch Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Big Mound TownshipCrouch TownshipBig Mound TownshipCrouch Township
Big Mound Township ↔ Crouch Township7.8 miles apart · They share a border
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.

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
Big Mound TownshipCrouch Township
Snow a year13″13″
January low22°F22°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)190d190d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th65th
Outdoors & history
Big Mound TownshipCrouch Township
Trails7 mi7 mi
Conserved land0.7%0%
Community
Big Mound TownshipCrouch Township
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.

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.

Big Mound TownshipCrouch Township
People
Population 1,168Highest 427Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.5% —
Median age 54.4±12.7Highest 39% above IL 32.3±15.7Lowest 17% below IL
Big Mound Township and Crouch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.4%±5Lowest IL: 21.8% 35.8%±10.6Highest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+ 28.8%±5.1Highest IL: 17% 22.2%±9.2Lowest IL: 17%
Big Mound Township and Crouch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Lowest IL: 37.8% 29.5%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17%±13.8Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±4.3Lowest IL: 6.3%
Big Mound Township and Crouch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $34,943±$25kLowest 58% below IL $129,561±$11kHighest 55% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $97,100±$15kLowest 63% below IL $155,400±$63kHighest 41% below IL
Crouch Township and Big Mound Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $630±$111 51% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,317 75% below IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59%±26.6Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Big Mound Township and Crouch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 29%Highest IL: 11.8% 5.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.8%Lowest IL: 67.1% 73.5%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 20 yrs newer than IL 1969Lowest 2 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 35% below IL 23 minHighest 17% below IL
Work from home 3.1%±4Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±8Lowest IL: 15.9%
Big Mound Township and Crouch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 16.4%Highest 3.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 22.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.54Highest 0.48Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fairfield (26%)Mount Vernon (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Crouch TownshipFew work in Big Mound Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.2 miLowest 7.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.8Highest 1.8Lowest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Big Mound Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Big Mound Township’s Town Square.

Crouch Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Crouch Township’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Big Mound Township and Crouch Township

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Big Mound Township

Towns like Big Mound Township

Not sure which town to add? Find your place ranks Illinois towns on what matters to you.Find your place →

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.

Post to Big Mound Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in