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Casey vs Casey Township

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

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

CaseyHomes around $136K
Housing$136K typical home54% below the IL typical home Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Casey →
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 →
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 and Casey Township share a border

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

CaseyCasey TownshipCaseyCasey Township
Casey ↔ Casey Township1.4 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$950/mo
Typical home $136K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.14% · or rent about $713/mo · Housing →
Casey Township$940/mo
Typical home $137K (Census) · tax rate 1.91% · or rent about $746/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
B−CaseySafer than 46% of U.S. towns –Casey TownshipNot graded
Schools
–CaseyNot graded B−Casey TownshipBetter than 49% of districts in the state
Health
CCaseyHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns CCasey TownshipHealthier than 32% 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
CaseyCasey Township
Snow a year12″12″
January low19°F19°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)187d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
CaseyCasey Township
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.4%0.2%
Archive photos11
Famous people born here33
Community
CaseyCasey Township
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.

CaseyCasey Township
People
Population 2,239Lowest 3,451Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.2%Lowest -12.6%Highest
Median age 48.4±6.6Highest 24% above IL 39.6±1.8Lowest about the IL average
Kids under 18 17.8%±3.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 24.5%±4.5Highest 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+ 30.7%±4.3Highest IL: 17% 21.4%±3.9Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Lowest IL: 37.8% 18.2%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.4%±1.6Highest 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 $48,074±$10kLowest 42% below IL $59,679±$11kHighest 28% 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 $91,800±$16kLowest 65% below IL $137,300±$27kHighest 48% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $713±$181Lowest 44% below IL $746±$160Highest 41% 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 $1,960Lowest 63% below IL $2,621Highest 51% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.6%±14.6Highest IL: 47.9% 35.7%±14.5Lowest 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 12.9%Highest IL: 11.8% 8.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.3%Lowest IL: 67.1% 79.9%Highest 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 30 minHighest 6% above IL 28 minLowest about the IL average
Work from home 10.9%±6.5Highest IL: 15.9% 8.1%±4.3Lowest 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 23.4%Lowest 27.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 mi 16.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.13Highest 0.92Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Martinsville (7%)Casey (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Casey Township23% work in Casey
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 84.1Highest 9.2Lowest
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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