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Bone Gap vs Alba Township

232 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (80.9× in Bone Gap) and average commute (24 min in Alba Township).

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Bone Gap, ILA small town of 220Illinois · 220 people
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Alba Township, ILA small town of 121Henry County · 121 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.

Bone GapA small town of 220
Quiet strengthsBone Gap doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Alba TownshipA small town of 121
Quiet strengthsAlba Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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 grid80.9×
Bone Gap has the more walkable street grid
Bone Gap 56.6Alba Township 0.7
Average commute24 min
Alba Township has the shorter commute
Bone Gap 36 minAlba Township 12 min
Typical home built19 yrs
Alba Township’s homes are older
Bone Gap 1965Alba Township 1946
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
Bone GapAlba Township
Snow a year12″28″
January low24°F15°F
July high89°F86°F
Growing season (days)201d180d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th58th
Outdoors & history
Bone GapAlba Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—1.9%
Settled—1856
Archive photos3—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Bone GapAlba 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.

Where they are

232 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bone GapILAlba TownshipHenry County
Bone Gap ↔ Alba Township232 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.

Bone GapAlba Township
People
Population 220Highest 121Lowest
Median age 30.6±12.6Highest 22% below IL 28.9±34.6Lowest 26% below IL
Bone Gap and Alba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.5%±8.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 34.7%±33Highest IL: 21.8%
Alba Township and Bone Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.4%±11.6Highest IL: 17% 12.4%±30.8Lowest IL: 17%
Bone Gap and Alba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 12.9%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±2.9Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±15.2Lowest IL: 6.3%
Bone Gap and Alba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,042±$29k 39% below IL —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $80,000±$29k 70% below IL —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $480±$61 62% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,133 79% below IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.5%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Bone Gap and Alba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.1%Lowest IL: 11.8% 21.5%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.5%Highest IL: 67.1% 82%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 6 yrs older than IL 1946Lowest 25 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 29% above IL 12 minLowest 56% below IL
Work from home 2.8%±4Lowest IL: 15.9% 6.3%±13.3Highest IL: 15.9%
Alba Township and Bone Gap are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.54Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Albion (22%)Geneseo (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Alba TownshipFew work in Bone Gap
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.6Highest 0.7Lowest
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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