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Custer Park vs Custer Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (15.3× in Custer Park) and homeowners (+53.8 pts renters in Custer Park).

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Custer Park, ILA small town of 459Illinois · 459 people
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Custer Township, ILAn outdoors townWill County · 1,503 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 ParkA small town of 459
Quiet strengthsCuster Park doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Custer Park →
Custer TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.6% conserved land9.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Custer 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.

Street grid15.3×
Custer Park has the more walkable street grid
Custer Park 38.2Custer Township 2.5
Homeowners+53.8 pts renters
Custer Park has more renters
Custer Township 79.3%Custer Park 25.5%
Median age11.5 yrs
Custer Township skews older
Custer Township 40.3Custer Park 28.8
Average commute9 min
Custer Township has the shorter commute
Custer Park 45 minCuster Township 36 min
Size3.3×
Custer Township is the bigger place
Custer Township 1,503Custer Park 459
Conserved land+12.2 pts
Custer Township has more conserved land
Custer Township 12.6%Custer Park 0.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $710 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 Park$1,250/mo
Typical home $175K (Census) · tax rate 2.29% · Housing →
Custer Township$1,960/mo
Typical home $297K (Census) · tax rate 1.64% · or rent about $1,045/mo · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,600 a year, between Custer Township and Custer Park.

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 Park and Custer Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Custer ParkCuster TownshipCuster ParkCuster Township
Custer Park ↔ Custer Township1.1 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
–Custer ParkNot graded C+Custer TownshipHealthier than 44% 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
Custer ParkCuster Township
Snow a year27″27″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd82nd
Outdoors & history
Custer ParkCuster Township
Trails—9 mi
Conserved land—12.6%
Settled—1876
Archive photos1—
Community
Custer ParkCuster 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.

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 ParkCuster Township
People
Population 459Lowest 1,503Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -4.4%
Median age 28.8±2.7Lowest 26% below IL 40.3±7.9Highest 3% above IL
Kids under 18 32.2%±49.5Highest IL: 21.8% 20.5%±6.8Lowest IL: 21.8%
Custer Park and Custer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 2.6%±8.9Lowest IL: 17% 18%±8.8Highest IL: 17%
Custer Township and Custer Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.5%Lowest IL: 37.8% 11.4%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4Lowest IL: 6.3% 1.1%±1.6Highest IL: 6.3%
Custer Township and Custer Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $178,602±$45kHighest 114% above IL $121,771±$19kLowest 46% above IL
Custer Park and Custer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $175,000±$126kLowest 34% below IL $297,300±$43kHighest 13% above IL
Custer Township and Custer Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,045±$425 18% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,000Lowest 24% below IL $4,869Highest 8% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 IL: 47.9% 0%±72.2 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 3.7%Lowest IL: 11.8% 11.3%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 25.5%Lowest IL: 67.1% 79.3%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 4 yrs newer than IL 1983Highest 12 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 45 minHighest 63% above IL 36 minLowest 30% above IL
Work from home 0%±5.6Lowest IL: 15.9% 6.7%±7.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Custer Township and Custer Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 30.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (14%)Chicago (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Custer TownshipFew work in Custer Park
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 12.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 9.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.2Highest 2.5Lowest
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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