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Custer Township vs Rest Haven

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (45× in Custer Township) and street grid (18.2× in Rest Haven).

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Custer Township, ILAn outdoors townWill County · 1,503 people
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Rest Haven, ILA small town of 455Illinois · 455 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 →
Rest HavenA small town of 455
Quiet strengthsRest Haven doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rest Haven →
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.

Trails45×
Custer Township has more miles of trail
Custer Township 9.0 miRest Haven 0.2 mi
Street grid18.2×
Rest Haven has the more walkable street grid
Rest Haven 45.5Custer Township 2.5
Household income+89%
Households in Custer Township earn more
Custer Township $121,771Rest Haven $64,531
Size3.3×
Custer Township is the bigger place
Custer Township 1,503Rest Haven 455
Homeowners+17.5 pts renters
Rest Haven has more renters
Custer Township 79.3%Rest Haven 61.8%
Jobs per worker2×
Custer Township is more of a job hub
Custer Township 0.04Rest Haven 0.02
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $610 more a month in Custer 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.

Custer Township$1,960/mo
Typical home $297K (Census) · tax rate 1.64% · or rent about $1,045/mo · Housing →
Rest Haven$1,350/mo
Typical home $196K (Census) · tax rate 1.97% · or rent about $1,332/mo · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Custer Township and Rest Haven.

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

Custer Township and Rest Haven share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Custer TownshipRest HavenCuster TownshipRest Haven
Custer Township ↔ Rest Haven2.2 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.

Health
C+Custer TownshipHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns –Rest HavenNot 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
Custer TownshipRest Haven
Snow a year27″27″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd82nd
Outdoors & history
Custer TownshipRest Haven
Trails9 mi—
Conserved land12.6%—
Settled1876—
Community
Custer TownshipRest Haven
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.

Custer TownshipRest Haven
People
Population 1,503Highest 455Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.4% —
Median age 40.3±7.9Lowest 3% above IL 45.9±11.5Highest 18% above IL
Rest Haven 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%±6.8Highest IL: 21.8% 8.8%±5.6Lowest IL: 21.8%
Custer Township and Rest Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18%±8.8Highest IL: 17% 9.2%±8.3Lowest IL: 17%
Custer Township and Rest Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.4%Highest IL: 37.8% 6.3%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1.6Lowest IL: 6.3% 5.7%±8.2Highest IL: 6.3%
Rest Haven and Custer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $121,771±$19kHighest 46% above IL $64,531±$16kLowest 23% below IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $297,300±$43kHighest 13% above IL $196,400±$90kLowest 25% below IL
Custer Township and Rest Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,045±$425Lowest 18% below IL $1,332±$156Highest 5% above IL
Rest Haven and Custer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,869Highest 8% below IL $3,871Lowest 27% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±72.2Lowest IL: 47.9% 56.5%±43.5Highest IL: 47.9%
Rest Haven 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%Lowest IL: 11.8% 15.4%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.3%Highest IL: 67.1% 61.8%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 12 yrs newer than IL 1978Lowest 7 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 30% above IL 34 minLowest 21% above IL
Work from home 6.7%±7.8Highest IL: 15.9% 3%±3.7Lowest IL: 15.9%
Custer Township and Rest Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Highest 0.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (10%)Joliet (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rest HavenFew work in Custer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.6%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.0 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.5Lowest 45.5Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Custer Township

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Wesley Township1,819 people · $247K homes
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Lakewood Shores459 people · $217K homes
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Custer Park459 people · $175K homes
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Salina Township1,246 people · $207K homes

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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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