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Buckeye Township vs Oneco Township

Next-door neighbors in Stephenson County. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+11.2 pts in Oneco Township) and jobs per worker (2.4× in Oneco Township).

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Buckeye Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsStephenson County · 1,242 people
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Oneco Township, ILKnown for its schoolsStephenson County · 1,387 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.

Buckeye TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health63% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Buckeye Township →
Oneco TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 81%of IL districts All about Oneco 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.

Kids under 18+11.2 pts
Oneco Township has more kids
Oneco Township 29.1%Buckeye Township 17.9%
Jobs per worker2.4×
Oneco Township is more of a job hub
Oneco Township 0.38Buckeye Township 0.16
Age 65++12 pts
Buckeye Township has more people 65 and up
Buckeye Township 29.5%Oneco Township 17.5%
Growth since 2010+8.8 pts
Oneco Township has grown faster since 2010
Oneco Township -3.3%Buckeye Township -12.1%
Trails2.1×
Buckeye Township has more miles of trail
Buckeye Township 7.1 miOneco Township 3.4 mi
Average commute5 min
Oneco Township has the shorter commute
Buckeye Township 29 minOneco Township 24 min
★ What stands out · 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
–Buckeye TownshipNot graded A−Oneco TownshipBetter than 81% of districts in the state
Health
C+Buckeye TownshipHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns BOneco TownshipHealthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Where they are

Buckeye Township and Oneco Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Buckeye TownshipOneco TownshipBuckeye TownshipOneco Township
Buckeye Township ↔ Oneco Township4.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Buckeye Township$1,100/mo
Typical home $155K (Census) · tax rate 2.25% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →
Oneco Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $156K (Census) · tax rate 1.91% · or rent about $773/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Buckeye TownshipOneco Township
Snow a year35″42″
January low11°F11°F
July high82°F83°F
Growing season (days)169d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd32nd
Outdoors & history
Buckeye TownshipOneco Township
Trails7 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.7%0%
National Register places2—
Community
Buckeye TownshipOneco 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.

Buckeye TownshipOneco Township
People
Population 1,242Lowest 1,387Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.1%Lowest -3.3%Highest
Median age 48.2±4.1Highest 24% above IL 41.8±5.5Lowest 7% above IL
Buckeye Township and Oneco Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.9%±4.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 29.1%±5Highest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+ 29.5%±4.9Highest IL: 17% 17.5%±3.2Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 16.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±2Lowest IL: 6.3% 5%±2.9Highest IL: 6.3%
Oneco Township and Buckeye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,094±$8kHighest 9% below IL $69,630±$14kLowest 17% below IL
Buckeye Township and Oneco Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $155,300±$21kLowest 41% below IL $155,600±$12kHighest 41% below IL
Oneco Township and Buckeye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$170Highest 39% below IL $773±$68Lowest 39% below IL
Buckeye Township and Oneco Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,488Highest 34% below IL $2,971Lowest 44% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 26.2%±25.6Highest IL: 47.9%
Oneco Township and Buckeye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.1%Lowest IL: 11.8% 11.1%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.1%Highest IL: 67.1% 88.2%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 11 yrs older than IL 1963Highest 8 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 4% above IL 24 minLowest 14% below IL
Work from home 7.2%±3.8Lowest IL: 15.9% 11.3%±4.6Highest IL: 15.9%
Oneco Township and Buckeye Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeport (18%)Freeport (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oneco TownshipFew work in Buckeye Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.1 miHighest 3.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.5Lowest 4.0Highest
Schools
School district —Orangeville CUSD 203
High school in town —Orangeville High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.1
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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