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Energy vs Middlefork Township

187 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (25.2× in Energy) and jobs per worker (3.9× in Energy).

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Energy, ILHomes around $159KIllinois · 1,050 people
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Middlefork Township, ILKnown for its schoolsVermilion County · 1,313 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.

EnergyHomes around $159K
Housing$159K typical home47% below the IL typical home HealthHealthier than 64%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Energy →
Middlefork TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 24%of IL districts All about Middlefork 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 grid25.2×
Energy has the more walkable street grid
Energy 58.0Middlefork Township 2.3
Jobs per worker3.9×
Energy is more of a job hub
Energy 0.71Middlefork Township 0.18
Property tax bill+48%
Tax bills are bigger in Energy
Energy $2,618Middlefork Township $1,771
Average commute10 min
Energy has the shorter commute
Middlefork Township 31 minEnergy 21 min
Growth since 2010+8.9 pts
Middlefork Township has grown faster since 2010
Middlefork Township -6.1%Energy -15%
Age 65++11.1 pts
Energy has more people 65 and up
Energy 31.3%Middlefork Township 20.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Energy

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.

Energy$1,060/mo
Typical home $159K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $638/mo · Housing →
Middlefork Township$820/mo
Typical home $128K (Census) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $785/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Energy and Middlefork 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
B−EnergyBetter than 46% of districts in the state C−Middlefork TownshipBetter than 24% of districts in the state
Health
BEnergyHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns B−Middlefork TownshipHealthier than 46% 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
EnergyMiddlefork Township
Snow a year11″20″
January low23°F18°F
July high88°F85°F
Growing season (days)195d180d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th59th
Outdoors & history
EnergyMiddlefork Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—0.3%
Archive photos4—
Famous people born here1—
Community
EnergyMiddlefork Township
Library hours a week—49 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.

Where they are

187 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EnergyILMiddlefork TownshipVermilion County
Energy ↔ Middlefork Township187 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.

EnergyMiddlefork Township
People
Population 1,050Lowest 1,313Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15%Lowest -6.1%Highest
Median age 48.5±13.9Highest 24% above IL 46±3.6Lowest 18% above IL
Energy and Middlefork Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.7%±5.7Lowest IL: 21.8% 24.3%±6.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Middlefork Township and Energy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.3%±1.5Highest IL: 17% 20.2%±1.6Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.3%Highest IL: 37.8% 17.1%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.6Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.8%±1.1Highest IL: 6.3%
Middlefork Township and Energy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,357±$24kLowest 22% below IL $78,750±$13kHighest 6% below IL
Middlefork Township and Energy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $151,800±$26kHighest 42% below IL $127,900±$26kLowest 51% below IL
Energy and Middlefork Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $638±$323Lowest 50% below IL $785±$26Highest 38% below IL
Middlefork Township and Energy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,618Highest 51% below IL $1,771Lowest 67% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.3%±31.5Highest IL: 47.9% 17.1%±21.4Lowest IL: 47.9%
Energy and Middlefork Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.2%Highest IL: 11.8% 4.8%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 82.4%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 5 yrs newer than IL 1965Lowest 6 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 25% below IL 31 minHighest 11% above IL
Work from home 7%±5.1Lowest IL: 15.9% 12.3%±6.6Highest IL: 15.9%
Middlefork Township and Energy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 1.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marion (26%)Danville (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Middlefork TownshipFew work in Energy
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 5.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.0Highest 2.3Lowest
Schools
School district —Armstrong-Ellis Cons SD 61 · Armstrong Twp HSD 225
High school in town —Armstrong High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.1
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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