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Casey vs Mount Olive

95 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.8× in Casey) and growth since 2010 (+9.2 pts in Mount Olive).

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Casey, ILHomes around $136KIllinois · 2,239 people
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Mount Olive, ILHomes around $104KIllinois · 1,872 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 →
Mount OliveHomes around $104K
Housing$104K typical home65% below the IL typical home All about Mount Olive →
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.

Jobs per worker3.8×
Casey is more of a job hub
Casey 1.13Mount Olive 0.30
Growth since 2010+9.2 pts
Mount Olive has grown faster since 2010
Mount Olive -4%Casey -13.2%
Property tax bill+32%
Tax bills are bigger in Casey
Casey $1,960Mount Olive $1,487
Work in town+16.4 pts
More of Casey’s workers stay in town
Casey 23.4%Mount Olive 7%
Street grid+80%
Mount Olive has the more walkable street grid
Mount Olive 151Casey 84.1
Typical home built19 yrs
Mount Olive’s homes are older
Casey 1969Mount Olive 1950
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Casey

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 →
Mount Olive$680/mo
Typical home $104K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.58% · or rent about $734/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Casey and Mount Olive.

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 –Mount OliveNot graded
Health
CCaseyHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns B−Mount OliveHealthier than 47% 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
CaseyMount Olive
Snow a year12″14″
January low19°F—
July high88°F—
Growing season (days)187d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st54th
Outdoors & history
CaseyMount Olive
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land2.4%0.3%
National Register places—1
Archive photos15
Famous people born here35
Community
CaseyMount Olive
Library hours a week33 hrs28 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.

Where they are

95 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CaseyILMount OliveIL
Casey ↔ Mount Olive95 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.

CaseyMount Olive
People
Population 2,239Highest 1,872Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.2%Lowest -4%Highest
Median age 48.4±6.6Lowest 24% above IL 50.4±5Highest 29% above IL
Mount Olive and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.8%±3.9Highest IL: 21.8% 14.6%±6Lowest IL: 21.8%
Casey and Mount Olive 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% 28.5%±5.9Lowest IL: 17%
Casey and Mount Olive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Highest IL: 37.8% 13.2%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 4.2%±2.6Highest IL: 6.3%
Mount Olive 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 $55,625±$14kHighest 33% below IL
Mount Olive 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 $94,100±$9kHighest 64% below IL
Mount Olive and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $713±$181Lowest 44% below IL $734±$64Highest 42% below IL
Mount Olive and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,960Highest 63% below IL $1,487Lowest 72% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.6%±14.6Lowest IL: 47.9% 67.1%±70.3Highest IL: 47.9%
Mount Olive and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.9%Lowest IL: 11.8% 17.8%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.3%Highest IL: 67.1% 72.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 2 yrs older than IL 1950Lowest 21 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 6% above IL 26 minLowest 8% below IL
Work from home 10.9%±6.5Highest IL: 15.9% 3.9%±3.1Lowest IL: 15.9%
Casey and Mount Olive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 23.4%Highest 7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.13Highest 0.30Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Martinsville (7%)Litchfield (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mount OliveFew work in Casey
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 84.1Lowest 151Highest
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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