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Cherry vs Laenna Township

98 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (46.3× in Cherry).

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Cherry, ILA small town of 534Illinois · 534 people
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Laenna Township, ILA small town of 505Logan County · 505 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.

CherryA small town of 534
Quiet strengthsCherry doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cherry →
Laenna TownshipA small town of 505
Quiet strengthsLaenna Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Laenna Township →
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.

Street grid46.3×
Cherry has the more walkable street grid
Cherry 111Laenna Township 2.4
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Laenna Township

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.

Cherry$770/mo
Typical home $108K (Census) · tax rate 2.26% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →
Laenna Township$940/mo
Typical home $135K (Census) · tax rate 2.02% · or rent about $679/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Laenna Township and Cherry.

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.

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
CherryLaenna Township
Snow a year29″19″
January low14°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)176d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd49th
Outdoors & history
CherryLaenna Township
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0.7%—
Archive photos—2
Community
CherryLaenna 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

98 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CherryILLaenna TownshipLogan County
Cherry ↔ Laenna Township98 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.

CherryLaenna Township
People
Population 534Highest 505Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -9.9%
Median age 51.3±15.6Highest 32% above IL 51±9.9Lowest 31% above IL
Cherry and Laenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.5%±3.6Highest IL: 21.8% 15.6%±4.5Lowest IL: 21.8%
Cherry and Laenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.8%±11.7Highest IL: 17% 24.4%±5.5Lowest IL: 17%
Cherry and Laenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.1%Highest IL: 37.8% 14.7%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±1Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.4%±3.1Highest IL: 6.3%
Laenna Township and Cherry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,545±$21kLowest 29% below IL $74,531±$21kHighest 11% below IL
Laenna Township and Cherry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $107,900±$38kLowest 59% below IL $135,200±$38kHighest 49% below IL
Laenna Township and Cherry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $675±$188Lowest 47% below IL $679±$32Highest 47% below IL
Laenna Township and Cherry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,436Lowest 54% below IL $2,732Highest 48% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±54.4Highest IL: 47.9% 9.7%±60.4Lowest IL: 47.9%
Cherry and Laenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.8%Lowest IL: 11.8% 20.8%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.6%Highest IL: 67.1% 86.1%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 22 yrs older than IL 1956Highest 15 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 22% below IL 24 minHighest 14% below IL
Work from home 3.1%±4.4Highest IL: 15.9% 0.9%±1.3Lowest IL: 15.9%
Cherry and Laenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5% 0.5%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.15Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Peru (9%)Springfield (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Laenna TownshipFew work in Cherry
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 111Highest 2.4Lowest
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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