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Bond Township vs Lawrence Township

Next-door neighbors in Lawrence County. The biggest differences: size (12× in Lawrence Township) and trails (6.2× in Lawrence Township).

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Bond Township, ILA small town of 512Lawrence County · 512 people
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Lawrence Township, ILAn outdoors townLawrence County · 6,166 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.

Bond TownshipA small town of 512
Quiet strengthsBond Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bond Township →
Lawrence TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#116 most conserved land in IL12 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health78% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 28%of IL districts All about Lawrence 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.

Size12×
Lawrence Township is the bigger place
Lawrence Township 6,166Bond Township 512
Trails6.2×
Lawrence Township has more miles of trail
Lawrence Township 11.8 miBond Township 1.9 mi
Household income2.1×
Households in Bond Township earn more
Bond Township $106,579Lawrence Township $50,291
Jobs per worker4.8×
Lawrence Township is more of a job hub
Lawrence Township 0.58Bond Township 0.12
Street grid4×
Lawrence Township has the more walkable street grid
Lawrence Township 13.5Bond Township 3.4
Growth since 2010+12.8 pts
Lawrence Township has grown faster since 2010
Lawrence Township -5.4%Bond Township -18.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Bond Township$730/mo
Typical home $119K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · Housing →
Lawrence Township$680/mo
Typical home $106K (Census) · tax rate 1.45% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $600 a year, between Bond Township and Lawrence 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

Bond Township and Lawrence Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Bond TownshipLawrence TownshipBond TownshipLawrence Township
Bond Township ↔ Lawrence Township5.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
11 Bond Township residents work in Lawrence Township (5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bond Township →
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
–Bond TownshipNot graded CLawrence TownshipBetter than 28% of districts in the state
Health
–Bond TownshipNot graded C−Lawrence TownshipHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns
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
Bond TownshipLawrence Township
Snow a year16″16″
January low21°F21°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)193d193d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th87th
Outdoors & history
Bond TownshipLawrence Township
Trails2 mi12 mi
Conserved land5.4%11.4%
Community
Bond TownshipLawrence Township
Library hours a week—41 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.

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.

Bond TownshipLawrence Township
People
Population 512Lowest 6,166Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -18.2%Lowest -5.4%Highest
Median age 43.7±27.6Highest 12% above IL 40.8±4.9Lowest 5% above IL
Bond Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.2%±11.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 18.5%±2.8Highest IL: 21.8%
Lawrence Township and Bond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.1%±16.9Lowest IL: 17% 23.2%±3.4Highest IL: 17%
Lawrence Township and Bond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 21.3%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 19.5%±16.9Highest IL: 6.3% 4%±1.9Lowest IL: 6.3%
Bond Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,579±$43kHighest 28% above IL $50,291±$5kLowest 40% below IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $119,300±$93kHighest 55% below IL $105,700±$16kLowest 60% below IL
Bond Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $800±$43 37% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,310Lowest 75% below IL $1,533Highest 71% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 45.7%±11.4Highest IL: 47.9%
Lawrence Township and Bond Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest IL: 11.8% 14.9%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.8%Highest IL: 67.1% 67%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1942Lowest 29 yrs older than IL 1957Highest 14 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 4% below IL 22 minLowest 22% below IL
Work from home 0%±5Lowest IL: 15.9% 9.7%±4.5Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 18.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.58Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lawrenceville (11%)Lawrenceville (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in Lawrence TownshipFew work in Bond Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.4%Lowest 11.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.4Lowest 13.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#276 of 384 in IL
School district —Lawrence County CUD 20
High school in town —Lawrenceville High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.8
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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