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Corwin Township vs Bismarck

103 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (13.5× in Bismarck) and jobs per worker (2.4× in Bismarck).

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Corwin Township, ILKnown for its schoolsLogan County · 452 people
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Bismarck, ILHomes around $180KIllinois · 507 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.

Corwin TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 30%of IL districts All about Corwin Township →
BismarckHomes around $180K
Housing$180K typical home40% below the IL typical home All about Bismarck →
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 grid13.5×
Bismarck has the more walkable street grid
Bismarck 37.8Corwin Township 2.8
Jobs per worker2.4×
Bismarck is more of a job hub
Bismarck 0.70Corwin Township 0.29
Growth since 2010+5.9 pts
Bismarck has grown faster since 2010
Bismarck +0.5%Corwin Township -5.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Bismarck

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.

Corwin Township$890/mo
Typical home $138K (Census) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $730/mo · Housing →
Bismarck$1,210/mo
Typical home $180K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.79% · or rent about $856/mo · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Bismarck and Corwin Township.

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.

Schools
CCorwin TownshipBetter than 30% of districts in the state –BismarckNot graded
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
Corwin TownshipBismarck
Snow a year19″15″
January low18°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)179d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th58th
Outdoors & history
Corwin TownshipBismarck
Settled—1873
National Register places1—
Archive photos12
Community
Corwin TownshipBismarck
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.

Corwin TownshipLogan CountyBismarckIL
Corwin Township ↔ Bismarck103 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.

Corwin TownshipBismarck
People
Population 452Lowest 507Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.4%Lowest +0.5%Highest
Median age 39.5±9.7Lowest about the IL average 41.8±8.8Highest 7% above IL
Bismarck and Corwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.7%±6.2Lowest IL: 21.8% 26.8%±4.3Highest IL: 21.8%
Bismarck and Corwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.2%±4.2Highest IL: 17% 15.6%±4.3Lowest IL: 17%
Corwin Township and Bismarck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 21.7%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±1.9Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.2%±3.6Highest IL: 6.3%
Bismarck and Corwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,917±$22kHighest 5% above IL $79,583±$39kLowest 5% below IL
Corwin Township and Bismarck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $137,500±$60kHighest 48% below IL $114,500±$21kLowest 57% below IL
Corwin Township and Bismarck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $730±$152Lowest 43% below IL $856±$235Highest 33% below IL
Bismarck and Corwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,979Lowest 63% below IL $2,054Highest 61% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.7%±51.7Highest IL: 47.9% 40%±67.5Lowest IL: 47.9%
Corwin Township and Bismarck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 20.2%Highest IL: 11.8% 9.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.7%Lowest IL: 67.1% 82.1%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 1 yr older than IL 1971Highest same as IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the IL average 24 minLowest 14% below IL
Work from home 0.6%±1.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.5%±9.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Bismarck and Corwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 0.70Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (18%)Danville (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BismarckFew work in Corwin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 2.8Lowest 37.8Highest
Schools
School district New Holland-Middletown ED 88—
High school in town None in town—
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Corwin Township

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Towns like Corwin Township

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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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