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Chestnut Township vs Curran

75 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (9.4× in Curran) and typical home built (29 yrs in Chestnut Township).

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Chestnut Township, ILA small town of 166Knox County · 166 people
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Curran, ILA small town of 115Illinois · 115 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.

Chestnut TownshipA small town of 166
Quiet strengthsChestnut Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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CurranA small town of 115
Quiet strengthsCurran doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Curran →
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 grid9.4×
Curran has the more walkable street grid
Curran 12.2Chestnut Township 1.3
Typical home built29 yrs
Chestnut Township’s homes are older
Curran 1967Chestnut Township 1938
Average commute7 min
Curran has the shorter commute
Chestnut Township 25 minCurran 18 min
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
Chestnut TownshipCurran
Snow a year25″22″
January low14°F20°F
July high84°F87°F
Growing season (days)181d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th39th
Outdoors & history
Chestnut TownshipCurran
Settled—2005
Famous people born here—1
Community
Chestnut TownshipCurran
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

75 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Chestnut TownshipKnox CountyCurranIL
Chestnut Township ↔ Curran75 miles apart
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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.

Chestnut TownshipCurran
People
Population 166Highest 115Lowest
Median age 53.1±25.5Lowest 36% above IL 55.5±10.1Highest 42% above IL
Curran and Chestnut Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.7%±24.7Highest IL: 21.8% 15.7%±14.6Lowest IL: 21.8%
Chestnut Township and Curran are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.1%±18.1Lowest IL: 17% 36.5%±12.2Highest IL: 17%
Curran and Chestnut Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest IL: 37.8% 2.2%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.1Lowest IL: 6.3% 0.9%±11.4Highest IL: 6.3%
Curran and Chestnut Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $53,750±$25k 36% below IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $107,100±$39k 59% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $850±$376 33% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,736Highest 67% below IL $1,625Lowest 69% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 30%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Curran and Chestnut Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 39.2%Highest IL: 11.8% 8.8%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.8%Highest IL: 67.1% 80.8%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1967Highest 4 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 9% below IL 18 minLowest 36% below IL
Work from home 12.1%±16.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 13.2%±12.1Highest IL: 15.9%
Curran and Chestnut Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.3 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 0.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Galesburg (34%)Springfield (59%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CurranFew work in Chestnut Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 12.2Highest
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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