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Bryant vs Apple River

141 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.2× in Bryant) and typical home built (34 yrs in Apple River).

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Bryant, ILA small town of 160Illinois · 160 people
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Apple River, ILA small town of 290Illinois · 290 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.

BryantA small town of 160
Quiet strengthsBryant doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bryant →
Apple RiverA small town of 290
Quiet strengthsApple River doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Apple River →
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 grid2.2×
Bryant has the more walkable street grid
Bryant 106Apple River 48.4
Typical home built34 yrs
Apple River’s homes are older
Bryant 1972Apple River 1938
Jobs per worker2×
Apple River is more of a job hub
Apple River 0.06Bryant 0.03
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,510 more a month in Apple River

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.

Bryant$610/mo
Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 1.67% · or rent about $590/mo · Housing →
Apple River$2,120/mo
Typical home $325K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.53% · or rent about $880/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,510 a month, about $18,200 a year, between Apple River and Bryant.

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.

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
BryantApple River
Snow a year14″32″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th34th
Outdoors & history
BryantApple River
Archive photos17
Famous people born here—1
Community
BryantApple River
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

141 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BryantILApple RiverIL
Bryant ↔ Apple River141 miles apart
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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.

BryantApple River
People
Population 160Lowest 290Highest
Median age 41.3±18.7Lowest 6% above IL 41.5±14Highest 6% above IL
Apple River and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25%±19.1Highest IL: 21.8% 24.8%±4.9Lowest IL: 21.8%
Bryant and Apple River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±20.9Lowest IL: 17% 16.9%±9.2Highest IL: 17%
Apple River and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Highest IL: 37.8% 16.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±4.3Highest IL: 6.3% 3.4%±3Lowest IL: 6.3%
Bryant and Apple River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $35,000±$29kLowest 58% below IL $44,028±$11kHighest 47% below IL
Apple River and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $91,400±$17kHighest 65% below IL $87,100±$16kLowest 67% below IL
Bryant and Apple River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $590±$180Lowest 54% below IL $880±$178Highest 31% below IL
Apple River and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,523Highest 71% below IL $1,336Lowest 75% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 79.2%±57.6Highest IL: 47.9% 75%±45.7Lowest IL: 47.9%
Bryant and Apple River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 44.4%Highest IL: 11.8% 21.7%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.6%Highest IL: 67.1% 66.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 1 yr newer than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest about the IL average 29 minHighest 4% above IL
Work from home 9.2%±8Highest IL: 15.9% 4.4%±6.5Lowest IL: 15.9%
Bryant and Apple River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.06Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Canton (27%)Freeport (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Apple RiverFew work in Bryant
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 106Highest 48.4Lowest
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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