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Crouch Township vs Orel Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (2.7× in Crouch Township) and trails (3.7× in Crouch Township).

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Crouch Township, ILA small town of 427Hamilton County · 427 people
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Orel Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsWayne County · 1,452 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.

Crouch TownshipA small town of 427
Quiet strengthsCrouch Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crouch Township →
Orel TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health63% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Orel Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Household income2.7×
Households in Crouch Township earn more
Crouch Township $129,561Orel Township $48,542
Trails3.7×
Crouch Township has more miles of trail
Crouch Township 7.4 miOrel Township 2.0 mi
Kids under 18+16.2 pts
Crouch Township has more kids
Crouch Township 35.8%Orel Township 19.6%
Street grid2.1×
Orel Township has the more walkable street grid
Orel Township 3.7Crouch Township 1.8
Size3.4×
Orel Township is the bigger place
Orel Township 1,452Crouch Township 427
Bachelor’s degree++11.6 pts
More adults in Crouch Township have a degree
Crouch Township 29.5%Orel Township 17.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Crouch 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.

Crouch Township$1,050/mo
Typical home $155K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Orel Township$720/mo
Typical home $110K (Census) · tax rate 1.49% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Crouch Township and Orel 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.

Where they are

Crouch Township and Orel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crouch TownshipOrel TownshipCrouch TownshipOrel Township
Crouch Township ↔ Orel Township6.8 miles apart · They share a border
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
–Crouch TownshipNot graded BOrel TownshipBetter than 60% of districts in the state
Health
–Crouch TownshipNot graded C+Orel TownshipHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns
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
Crouch TownshipOrel Township
Snow a year13″13″
January low22°F22°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)190d190d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th74th
Outdoors & history
Crouch TownshipOrel Township
Trails7 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Crouch TownshipOrel Township
Library hours a week—20 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.

Crouch TownshipOrel Township
People
Population 427Lowest 1,452Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -6.7%
Median age 32.3±15.7Lowest 17% below IL 43.7±8.9Highest 12% above IL
Orel Township and Crouch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.8%±10.6Highest IL: 21.8% 19.6%±4.5Lowest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+ 22.2%±9.2Highest IL: 17% 20.5%±4Lowest IL: 17%
Crouch Township and Orel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.5%Highest IL: 37.8% 17.9%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.3Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.8%±2Highest IL: 6.3%
Orel Township and Crouch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $129,561±$11kHighest 55% above IL $48,542±$12kLowest 42% below IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $155,400±$63kHighest 41% below IL $110,300±$12kLowest 58% below IL
Crouch Township and Orel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $688±$140 46% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,644 69% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 19%±11.6Highest IL: 47.9%
Orel Township and Crouch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.2%Lowest IL: 11.8% 11%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.5%Lowest IL: 67.1% 74.7%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 2 yrs older than IL 1980Highest 9 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 17% below IL 27 minHighest 3% below IL
Work from home 0%±8Lowest IL: 15.9% 5.6%±4.2Highest IL: 15.9%
Orel Township and Crouch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.4%Lowest 6.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Highest 0.46Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mount Vernon (25%)Mount Vernon (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Orel TownshipFew work in Crouch Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 7.4 miHighest 2.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 3.7Highest
Schools
School district —Wayne City CUSD 100
High school in town —Wayne City High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.2
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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