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Channahon vs Minooka

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+10.2 pts in Minooka) and trails (2.2× in Channahon).

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Channahon, ILHomes around $386KIllinois · 13,927 people
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Minooka, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 12,891 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.

ChannahonHomes around $386K
Housing$386K typical home30% above the IL typical home Outdoors#237 most conserved land in IL7.8 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 78%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Channahon →
MinookaOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 80%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#326 most trails in IL3.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$374K typical home26% above the IL typical home All about Minooka →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+10.2 pts
Minooka has grown faster since 2010
Minooka +16.8%Channahon +6.6%
Trails2.2×
Channahon has more miles of trail
Channahon 7.8 miMinooka 3.6 mi
Street grid+45%
Minooka has the more walkable street grid
Minooka 36.4Channahon 25.1
★ What stands out · Where they are

Channahon and Minooka share a border

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

ChannahonMinookaChannahonMinooka
Channahon ↔ Minooka2.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
343 Channahon residents work in Minooka (4.9% of its workers)
274 Minooka residents work in Channahon (4.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Channahon →
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.

Channahon$2,700/mo
Typical home $386K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.12% · or rent about $1,708/mo · Housing →
Minooka$2,620/mo
Typical home $374K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.11% · or rent about $1,552/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Channahon and Minooka.

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

Minooka places higher on 9 of 20 IL lists

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
A−ChannahonSafer than 84% of U.S. towns –MinookaNot graded
Health
A−ChannahonHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns A−MinookaHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns
8Channahon
9Minooka

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #237#694 Most new homesHousing · 431 towns #33#218 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #202#342 Most activeHealth · 861 towns #258#131 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #113#31 Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #404#337 Cheapest rentCost of living · 840 towns #733#672 Shortest commuteGetting around · 862 towns #682#744

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Channahon’s rankings →

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
ChannahonMinooka
Snow a year18″18″
January low17°F17°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)191d191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th45th
Outdoors & history
ChannahonMinooka
Trails8 mi4 mi
Conserved land6.9%0.9%
Settled19611869
National Register places2—
Archive photos—12
Community
ChannahonMinooka
Library hours a week63 hrs57 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.

ChannahonMinooka
People
Population 13,927Highest 12,891Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.6%Lowest +16.8%Highest
Median age 37.2±3.5Highest 5% below IL 32.1±1.9Lowest 18% below IL
Channahon and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.1%±3.2Lowest IL: 21.8% 28.1%±3.6Highest IL: 21.8%
Minooka and Channahon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.5%±2Highest IL: 17% 8.3%±1.9Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.3%Lowest IL: 37.8% 30.4%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±2Lowest IL: 6.3% 8.3%±2.3Highest IL: 6.3%
Minooka and Channahon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $119,494±$10kHighest 43% above IL $115,445±$15kLowest 38% above IL
Channahon and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $327,900±$17kHighest 25% above IL $315,600±$12kLowest 20% above IL
Channahon and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,708±$158Highest 34% above IL $1,552±$374Lowest 22% above IL
Channahon and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,936Highest 31% above IL $6,658Lowest 26% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.6%±17.8Lowest IL: 47.9% 57.8%±37Highest IL: 47.9%
Minooka and Channahon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.9%Highest IL: 11.8% 2.6%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 91.6%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Lowest 30 yrs newer than IL 2003Highest 32 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 9% above IL 32 minHighest 14% above IL
Work from home 10.5%±3.1Highest IL: 15.9% 10.2%±3.8Lowest IL: 15.9%
Channahon and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.6%Lowest 7.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.05Highest 0.78Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Joliet (13%)Joliet (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in Minooka4% work in Channahon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.9%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.8 miHighest 3.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 mi 0.4 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.1Lowest 36.4Highest
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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