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Florence Township vs Limestone

15 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (26× in Florence Township) and street grid (8.7× in Limestone).

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Florence Township, ILAn outdoors townWill County · 888 people
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Limestone, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 1,419 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.

Florence TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors45.9% conserved land2.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 80%of IL districts Health71% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Florence Township →
LimestoneOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 80%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Limestone →
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.

Trails26×
Florence Township has more miles of trail
Florence Township 2.6 miLimestone 0.1 mi
Street grid8.7×
Limestone has the more walkable street grid
Limestone 15.6Florence Township 1.8
Jobs per worker6.8×
Florence Township is more of a job hub
Florence Township 0.82Limestone 0.12
Conserved land+45.7 pts
Florence Township has more conserved land
Florence Township 45.9%Limestone 0.2%
Property tax bill+56%
Tax bills are bigger in Florence Township
Florence Township $5,811Limestone $3,726
Home values+38%
Homes cost more in Florence Township
Florence Township $292,600Limestone $212,200
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $600 more a month in Florence 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.

Florence Township$2,020/mo
Typical home $293K (Census) · tax rate 1.99% · Housing →
Limestone$1,420/mo
Typical home $212K (Census) · tax rate 1.76% · or rent about $1,182/mo · Housing →

The difference: $600 a month, about $7,100 a year, between Florence Township and Limestone.

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
A−Florence TownshipBetter than 80% of districts in the state –LimestoneNot graded
Health
CFlorence TownshipHealthier than 29% of U.S. towns A−LimestoneHealthier than 80% 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
Florence TownshipLimestone
Snow a year17″27″
January low17°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)188d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)10th76th
Outdoors & history
Florence TownshipLimestone
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land45.9%—
Settled—2006
Famous people born here1—
Community
Florence TownshipLimestone
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

15 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Florence TownshipLimestoneFlorence TownshipLimestone
Florence Township ↔ Limestone15 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.

Florence TownshipLimestone
People
Population 888Lowest 1,419Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.2%Highest -2.5%Lowest
Median age 40.2±2.3Highest 3% above IL 39.6±7.7Lowest about the IL average
Florence Township and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.8%±7.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 22.2%±2.9Highest IL: 21.8%
Limestone and Florence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.1%±3.3Lowest IL: 17% 19.6%±1.1Highest IL: 17%
Limestone and Florence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.7%Lowest IL: 37.8% 23.6%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±1.6Lowest IL: 6.3% 4.5%±2.2Highest IL: 6.3%
Limestone and Florence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $111,935±$6kHighest 34% above IL $103,906±$36kLowest 25% above IL
Florence Township and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $292,600±$44kHighest 11% above IL $212,200±$33kLowest 19% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,182±$386 7% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,811Highest 10% above IL $3,726Lowest 30% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.1%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 8.6%±65.5Lowest IL: 47.9%
Florence Township and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.1%Lowest IL: 11.8% 4.7%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97%Highest IL: 67.1% 94%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 21 yrs newer than IL 1968Lowest 3 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 32% above IL 26 minLowest 6% below IL
Work from home 3.2%±4.6Lowest IL: 15.9% 14.3%±10.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Limestone and Florence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.82Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (8%)Kankakee (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LimestoneFew work in Florence Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 45.9%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 15.6Highest
Schools
School district S Will Co Coop for Spec Ed · Wilmington CUSD 209U—
High school in town Wilmington High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 14.6 —
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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