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Custer Township vs Hebron Township

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10× in Hebron Township) and trails (4.5× in Custer Township).

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Custer Township, ILAn outdoors townWill County · 1,503 people
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Hebron Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsMcHenry County · 2,425 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.

Custer TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.6% conserved land9.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Custer Township →
Hebron TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 66%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Hebron 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.

Jobs per worker10×
Hebron Township is more of a job hub
Hebron Township 0.40Custer Township 0.04
Trails4.5×
Custer Township has more miles of trail
Custer Township 9.0 miHebron Township 2.0 mi
Average commute8 min
Hebron Township has the shorter commute
Custer Township 36 minHebron Township 28 min
In college+8.4 pts
Hebron Township is more of a college town
Hebron Township 9.5%Custer Township 1.1%
★ What stands out · 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
–Custer TownshipNot graded B−Hebron TownshipBetter than 48% of districts in the state
Health
C+Custer TownshipHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns B+Hebron TownshipHealthier than 66% of U.S. towns
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Custer Township$1,960/mo
Typical home $297K (Census) · tax rate 1.64% · or rent about $1,045/mo · Housing →
Hebron Township$1,880/mo
Typical home $281K (Census) · tax rate 1.75% · or rent about $795/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Custer Township and Hebron 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.

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
Custer TownshipHebron Township
Snow a year27″32″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd18th
Outdoors & history
Custer TownshipHebron Township
Trails9 mi2 mi
Conserved land12.6%4.9%
Settled18761895
Archive photos—3
Community
Custer TownshipHebron 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

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Custer TownshipWill CountyHebron TownshipMcHenry County
Custer Township ↔ Hebron Township86 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.

Custer TownshipHebron Township
People
Population 1,503Lowest 2,425Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.4%Lowest -1.2%Highest
Median age 40.3±7.9Lowest 3% above IL 40.5±6.1Highest 4% above IL
Hebron Township and Custer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.5%±6.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 22.8%±4.9Highest IL: 21.8%
Hebron Township and Custer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18%±8.8Highest IL: 17% 14.2%±1.8Lowest IL: 17%
Custer Township and Hebron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 18.2%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1.6Lowest IL: 6.3% 9.5%±5.1Highest IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $121,771±$19kHighest 46% above IL $106,250±$20kLowest 27% above IL
Custer Township and Hebron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $297,300±$43kHighest 13% above IL $280,800±$23kLowest 7% above IL
Custer Township and Hebron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,045±$425Highest 18% below IL $795±$465Lowest 38% below IL
Custer Township and Hebron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,869Lowest 8% below IL $4,903Highest 7% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±72.2Lowest IL: 47.9% 27.4%±15.9Highest IL: 47.9%
Hebron Township and Custer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.3%Highest IL: 11.8% 6.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.3%Highest IL: 67.1% 77.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 12 yrs newer than IL 1979Lowest 8 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 30% above IL 28 minLowest about the IL average
Work from home 6.7%±7.8Lowest IL: 15.9% 19.5%±9.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Hebron Township and Custer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 7.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miHighest 26.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (10%)Chicago (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hebron TownshipFew work in Custer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.6%Highest 4.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.0 miHighest 2.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Lowest 3.3Highest
Schools
School district —Alden Hebron SD 19
High school in town —Alden-Hebron High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.7
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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