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Eppards Point Township vs Irwin

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (71.7× in Irwin) and property tax bill (2.1× in Eppards Point Township).

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Eppards Point Township, ILA regional job hubLivingston County · 112 people
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Irwin, ILA small town of 78Illinois · 78 people
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.

IrwinA small town of 78
Quiet strengthsIrwin doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

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
Eppards Point TownshipIrwin
Snow a year25″21″
January low17°F16°F
July high84°F85°F
Growing season (days)191d188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd77th
Outdoors & history
Eppards Point TownshipIrwin
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land0%—
National Register places1—
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—1
Community
Eppards Point TownshipIrwin
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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eppards Point Township ↔ Irwin39 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.

Eppards Point TownshipIrwin
People
Population 112Highest 78Lowest
Median age 36.9±56.9Lowest 5% below IL 38.1±6.6Highest about the IL average
Irwin and Eppards Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.5%±35.3Lowest IL: 21.8% 29.5%±23.5Highest IL: 21.8%
Irwin and Eppards Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.5%±41Highest IL: 17% 10.3%±48.2Lowest IL: 17%
Eppards Point Township and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 30.2%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.6%±17.4Highest IL: 6.3%
Irwin and Eppards Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,632±$45kLowest 5% below IL $102,750±$26kHighest 23% above IL
Irwin and Eppards Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $160,900±$28k 39% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,125±$327 12% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,011Highest 13% above IL $2,850Lowest 46% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 33.3%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Irwin and Eppards Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.6%Highest IL: 11.8% 3.8%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Lowest IL: 67.1% 87.1%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 33 yrs older than IL 1938 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 27 min about the IL average
Work from home 0%±25.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 16.3%±14.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Irwin and Eppards Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.96Highest 0.45Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fairbury (18%)Kankakee (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in IrwinFew work in Eppards Point Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 4.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi —
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 108Highest
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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