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Casey Township vs Casey

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (9.1× in Casey) and home values (+50% in Casey Township).

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Casey Township, ILKnown for its schoolsClark County · 3,451 people
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Casey, ILHomes around $136KIllinois · 2,239 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.

Casey TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#180 for schools in ILof 384 towns Health68% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Casey Township →
CaseyHomes around $136K
Housing$136K typical home54% below the IL typical home Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Casey →
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 grid9.1×
Casey has the more walkable street grid
Casey 84.1Casey Township 9.2
Home values+50%
Homes cost more in Casey Township
Casey Township $137,300Casey $91,800
Trails3×
Casey Township has more miles of trail
Casey Township 0.9 miCasey 0.3 mi
Property tax bill+34%
Tax bills are bigger in Casey Township
Casey Township $2,621Casey $1,960
Median age8.8 yrs
Casey skews older
Casey 48.4Casey Township 39.6
Age 65++9.3 pts
Casey has more people 65 and up
Casey 30.7%Casey Township 21.4%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Casey Township and Casey share a border

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

Casey TownshipCaseyCasey TownshipCasey
Casey Township ↔ Casey1.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
316 Casey Township residents work in Casey (23.5% of its workers)
39 Casey residents work in Casey Township (4.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Casey Township →
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.

Casey Township$940/mo
Typical home $137K (Census) · tax rate 1.91% · or rent about $746/mo · Housing →
Casey$950/mo
Typical home $136K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.14% · or rent about $713/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.

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.

Safety
–Casey TownshipNot graded B−CaseySafer than 46% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−Casey TownshipBetter than 49% of districts in the state –CaseyNot graded
Health
CCasey TownshipHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns CCaseyHealthier than 33% 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
Casey TownshipCasey
Snow a year12″12″
January low19°F19°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)187d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
Casey TownshipCasey
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.2%2.4%
Archive photos11
Famous people born here33
Community
Casey TownshipCasey
Library hours a week33 hrs33 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.

Casey TownshipCasey
People
Population 3,451Highest 2,239Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.6%Highest -13.2%Lowest
Median age 39.6±1.8Lowest about the IL average 48.4±6.6Highest 24% above IL
Kids under 18 24.5%±4.5Highest IL: 21.8% 17.8%±3.9Lowest IL: 21.8%
Casey Township and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.4%±3.9Lowest IL: 17% 30.7%±4.3Highest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 16.9%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.6Highest IL: 6.3% 2%±1.4Lowest IL: 6.3%
Casey Township and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,679±$11kHighest 28% below IL $48,074±$10kLowest 42% below IL
Casey Township and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $137,300±$27kHighest 48% below IL $91,800±$16kLowest 65% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $746±$160Highest 41% below IL $713±$181Lowest 44% below IL
Casey Township and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,621Highest 51% below IL $1,960Lowest 63% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.7%±14.5Lowest IL: 47.9% 38.6%±14.6Highest IL: 47.9%
Casey and Casey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.2%Lowest IL: 11.8% 12.9%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 75.3%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969 2 yrs older than IL 1969 2 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest about the IL average 30 minHighest 6% above IL
Work from home 8.1%±4.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.9%±6.5Highest IL: 15.9%
Casey and Casey Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 27.2%Highest 23.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 mi 16.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Lowest 1.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Casey (23%)Martinsville (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 23% work in Casey4% work in Casey Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 9.2Lowest 84.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #180 of 384 in IL—
School district Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C—
High school in town Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr HS—
Students per teacherat that high school 13.4 —
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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