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Forreston vs Eden Township

66 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (25× in Forreston) and trails (2.3× in Eden Township).

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Forreston, ILHomes around $168KIllinois · 1,360 people
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Eden Township, ILKnown for its schoolsLaSalle County · 1,311 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.

ForrestonHomes around $168K
Housing$168K typical home43% below the IL typical home HistorySettled in 18546 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Forreston →
Eden TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 36%of IL districts All about Eden Township →
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.

Street grid25×
Forreston has the more walkable street grid
Forreston 105Eden Township 4.2
Trails2.3×
Eden Township has more miles of trail
Eden Township 0.7 miForreston 0.3 mi
Jobs per worker2×
Forreston is more of a job hub
Forreston 0.71Eden Township 0.36
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Eden Township
Eden Township $2,848Forreston $2,262
Growth since 2010+4.2 pts
Forreston has grown faster since 2010
Forreston -0.8%Eden Township -5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Forreston

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.

Forreston$1,130/mo
Typical home $168K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.74% · or rent about $744/mo · Housing →
Eden Township$940/mo
Typical home $135K (Census) · tax rate 2.11% · or rent about $1,116/mo · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Forreston and Eden 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
–ForrestonNot graded C+Eden TownshipBetter than 36% of districts in the state
Health
C+ForrestonHealthier than 39% of U.S. towns B−Eden TownshipHealthier than 53% 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
ForrestonEden Township
Snow a year35″29″
January low11°F14°F
July high82°F84°F
Growing season (days)169d176d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th30th
Outdoors & history
ForrestonEden Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled1854—
Archive photos61
Famous people born here2—
Community
ForrestonEden Township
Library hours a week31 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

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ForrestonILEden TownshipLaSalle County
Forreston ↔ Eden Township66 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.

ForrestonEden Township
People
Population 1,360Highest 1,311Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.8%Highest -5%Lowest
Median age 40.8±4.6Highest 5% above IL 39.2±5.1Lowest about the IL average
Forreston and Eden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.8%±4.2Highest IL: 21.8% 24.5%±3.7Lowest IL: 21.8%
Forreston and Eden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.4%±4.1Highest IL: 17% 17.7%±1.6Lowest IL: 17%
Forreston and Eden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.6%Highest IL: 37.8% 20.3%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±2Lowest IL: 6.3% 6.4%±3Highest IL: 6.3%
Eden Township and Forreston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,676±$9kLowest 15% below IL $81,786±$12kHighest about the IL average
Eden Township and Forreston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $129,900±$15kLowest 51% below IL $134,700±$18kHighest 49% below IL
Eden Township and Forreston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $744±$244Lowest 42% below IL $1,116±$201Highest 12% below IL
Eden Township and Forreston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,262Lowest 57% below IL $2,848Highest 46% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 23.9%±16Lowest IL: 47.9% 28%±27.8Highest IL: 47.9%
Eden Township and Forreston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.7%Lowest IL: 11.8% 6.9%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.5%Lowest IL: 67.1% 83.1%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Highest 12 yrs older than IL 1952Lowest 19 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the IL average 26 minLowest 8% below IL
Work from home 8.4%±4.4Lowest IL: 15.9% 10%±6.2Highest IL: 15.9%
Eden Township and Forreston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.6%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.71Highest 0.36Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeport (19%)Peru (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eden TownshipFew work in Forreston
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 105Highest 4.2Lowest
Schools
School district —Tonica CCSD 79
High school in town —None in town
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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