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Flagg Township vs Alsip

73 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.1× in Alsip) and trails (3.4× in Flagg Township).

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Flagg Township, ILKnown for its schoolsOgle County · 13,287 people
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Alsip, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 18,583 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $800 more a month in Alsip

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.

Flagg Township$1,190/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 2.18% · or rent about $1,010/mo · Housing →
Alsip$1,990/mo
Typical home $277K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.34% · or rent about $1,140/mo · Housing →

The difference: $800 a month, about $9,600 a year, between Alsip and Flagg 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

Alsip places higher on 11 of 20 IL lists

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.

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
Flagg TownshipAlsip
Snow a year28″39″
January low—20°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—203d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th75th
Outdoors & history
Flagg TownshipAlsip
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.1%4.1%
National Register places—1
Archive photos29
Famous people born here1—
Community
Flagg TownshipAlsip
Library hours a week59 hrs68 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

73 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Flagg Township ↔ Alsip73 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.

Flagg TownshipAlsip
People
Population 13,287Lowest 18,583Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2%Lowest -1.1%Highest
Median age 37.1±2.4Lowest 5% below IL 39.1±3Highest about the IL average
Alsip and Flagg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.2%±2.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 23.9%±3.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Alsip and Flagg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.7%±2.3Lowest IL: 17% 17.9%±3Highest IL: 17%
Alsip and Flagg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.5%Highest IL: 37.8% 18.7%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.7%±1.9Highest IL: 6.3% 5.6%±2Lowest IL: 6.3%
Flagg Township and Alsip are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,423±$10kHighest 11% below IL $66,585±$13kLowest 20% below IL
Flagg Township and Alsip are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $169,000±$8kLowest 36% below IL $225,000±$12kHighest 15% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,010±$84Lowest 21% below IL $1,140±$30Highest 11% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,686Lowest 30% below IL $5,257Highest about the IL average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.8%±9.8Lowest IL: 47.9% 51.3%±11.1Highest IL: 47.9%
Alsip and Flagg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.1%Lowest IL: 11.8% 12.1%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.8%Lowest IL: 67.1% 64.2%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 3 yrs newer than IL 1975Highest 4 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 21% below IL 30 minHighest 8% above IL
Work from home 6.7%±2.8Lowest IL: 15.9% 7.3%±2.7Highest IL: 15.9%
Alsip and Flagg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 28%Highest 6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Lowest 1.60Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rochelle (34%)Chicago (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AlsipFew work in Flagg Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.1%Lowest 4.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 17Highest 15Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.8Lowest 60.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #281 of 384 in IL—
School district Rochelle CCSD 231 · Rochelle Twp HSD 212—
High school in town Rochelle Twp High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3 —
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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