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Chestnut Township vs Eldred

103 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (194.1× in Eldred) and average commute (22 min in Chestnut Township).

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Chestnut Township, ILA small town of 166Knox County · 166 people
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Eldred, ILA small town of 172Illinois · 172 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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EldredA small town of 172
Quiet strengthsEldred doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eldred →
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 grid194.1×
Eldred has the more walkable street grid
Eldred 252Chestnut Township 1.3
Average commute22 min
Chestnut Township has the shorter commute
Eldred 48 minChestnut Township 25 min
Jobs per worker3.7×
Chestnut Township is more of a job hub
Chestnut Township 0.22Eldred 0.06
Property tax bill+59%
Tax bills are bigger in Chestnut Township
Chestnut Township $1,736Eldred $1,094
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 TownshipEldred
Snow a year25″16″
January low14°F20°F
July high84°F87°F
Growing season (days)181d181d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th91st
Community
Chestnut TownshipEldred
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

103 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Chestnut TownshipKnox CountyEldredIL
Chestnut Township ↔ Eldred103 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 TownshipEldred
People
Population 166Lowest 172Highest
Median age 53.1±25.5Highest 36% above IL 51±4.4Lowest 31% above IL
Chestnut Township and Eldred 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% 9.3%±15.8Lowest IL: 21.8%
Chestnut Township and Eldred 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% 27.9%±13.1Highest IL: 17%
Eldred 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% 2.7%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.1Lowest IL: 6.3% 1.2%±7.9Highest IL: 6.3%
Eldred 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 — $80,417±$50k 4% below IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $80,000±$37k 70% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $605±$132 53% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,736Highest 67% below IL $1,094Lowest 79% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 43.8%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Eldred 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% 14%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.8%Highest IL: 67.1% 77.1%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1940Highest 31 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 9% below IL 48 minHighest 71% above IL
Work from home 12.1%±16.5Highest IL: 15.9% 1.1%±2Lowest IL: 15.9%
Chestnut Township and Eldred are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.3 miLowest 39.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Galesburg (34%)Jacksonville (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EldredFew work in Chestnut Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Highest 0%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 252Highest
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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