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Campus vs Hurricane Township

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (64.6× in Campus) and trails (17.5× in Hurricane Township).

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Campus, ILA small town of 172Illinois · 172 people
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Hurricane Township, ILA small town of 162Fayette County · 162 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.

CampusA small town of 172
Quiet strengthsCampus doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Campus →
Hurricane TownshipA small town of 162
Quiet strengthsHurricane Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hurricane 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.

Street grid64.6×
Campus has the more walkable street grid
Campus 110Hurricane Township 1.7
Trails17.5×
Hurricane Township has more miles of trail
Hurricane Township 3.5 miCampus 0.2 mi
Average commute16 min
Hurricane Township has the shorter commute
Campus 41 minHurricane Township 25 min
Jobs per worker+78%
Campus is more of a job hub
Campus 0.16Hurricane Township 0.09
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Hurricane Township
Hurricane Township $2,261Campus $1,906
Homeowners+9.3 pts renters
Campus has more renters
Hurricane Township 91.9%Campus 82.6%
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
CampusHurricane Township
Snow a year23″13″
January low14°F19°F
July high84°F85°F
Growing season (days)170d185d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th65th
Outdoors & history
CampusHurricane Township
Trails—4 mi
Conserved land—4%
Settled1839—
Famous people born here1—
Community
CampusHurricane 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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CampusILHurricane TownshipFayette County
Campus ↔ Hurricane Township136 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.

CampusHurricane Township
People
Population 172Highest 162Lowest
Median age 31.3±6.6Lowest 20% below IL 33.5±19Highest 14% below IL
Hurricane Township and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.9%±6.3Highest IL: 21.8% 11.1%±20Lowest IL: 21.8%
Campus and Hurricane Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.1%±18.8Lowest IL: 17% 11.1%±26.8Highest IL: 17%
Hurricane Township and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 12.4%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.7Lowest IL: 6.3% 9.9%±16.1Highest IL: 6.3%
Hurricane Township and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $111,406±$8kHighest 34% above IL $96,429±$72kLowest 16% above IL
Campus and Hurricane Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $152,200±$50k 42% below IL —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $975±$88 23% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,906Lowest 64% below IL $2,261Highest 57% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 7.6%Lowest IL: 11.8% 11.7%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 91.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 10 yrs older than IL 1968Highest 3 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 47% above IL 25 minLowest 11% below IL
Work from home 3.1%±4Lowest IL: 15.9% 15%±23.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Hurricane Township and Campus 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 25.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Highest 0.09Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pontiac (13%)Vandalia (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hurricane TownshipFew work in Campus
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 3.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.0 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 110Highest 1.7Lowest
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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