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Georgetown vs Goode Township

152 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (11.9× in Georgetown) and property tax bill (+52% in Goode Township).

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Georgetown, ILHomes around $103KIllinois · 3,069 people

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Goode Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsFranklin County · 2,604 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.

GeorgetownHomes around $103K

Housing$103K typical home65% below the IL typical home

HistorySettled in 18263 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Georgetown →

Goode TownshipOne of the healthiest towns

Health70% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 35%of IL districts All about Goode 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 grid11.9×

Georgetown has the more walkable street grid

Georgetown 111Goode Township 9.3

Property tax bill+52%

Tax bills are bigger in Goode Township

Goode Township $1,859Georgetown $1,223

Growth since 2010+7.2 pts

Goode Township has grown faster since 2010

Goode Township -2.3%Georgetown -9.5%

Average commute6 min

Georgetown has the shorter commute

Goode Township 33 minGeorgetown 28 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Down paymentRate%

Georgetown$690/mo

Typical home $103K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $757/mo · Housing →

Goode Township$630/mo

Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 2.04% · or rent about $724/mo · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $700 a year, between Georgetown and Goode 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

Georgetown places higher on 9 of 17 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.

Schools

–GeorgetownNot graded C+Goode TownshipBetter than 35% of districts in the state

Health

C+GeorgetownHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns CGoode TownshipHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns

9Georgetown

7Goode Township

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #61#705 Highest graduation rateSchools · 669 towns #237#524 Most remote workersWork · 849 towns #268#626 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 862 towns #821#530 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #809#534 Shortest commuteGetting around · 862 towns #528#788 Lowest depressionHealth · 861 towns #775#565 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #202#342

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Georgetown’s rankings →

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

GeorgetownGoode Township

Snow a year15″8″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th 71st

Outdoors & history

GeorgetownGoode Township

Conserved land—0%

Settled1826 —

Archive photos3 —

Famous people born here4 —

Community

GeorgetownGoode Township

Library hours a week36 hrs 37 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 0

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

152 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GeorgetownIL Goode TownshipFranklin County

Georgetown ↔ Goode Township152 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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

GeorgetownGoode Township

People

Population 3,069Highest 2,604Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.5%Lowest -2.3%Highest

Median age 40.9±6.2Lowest 5% above IL 42.2±5.9Highest 8% above IL

Goode Township and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 26.5%±7.1Highest IL: 21.8% 21%±5.1Lowest IL: 21.8%

Georgetown and Goode Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 18.4%±5.3Lowest IL: 17% 18.6%±3.7Highest IL: 17%

Goode Township and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.1%Lowest IL: 37.8% 16.7%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±4.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 6.4%±3Highest IL: 6.3%

Goode Township and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $58,182±$5kLowest 30% below IL $59,420±$15kHighest 29% below IL

Goode Township and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $71,800±$19kLowest 73% below IL $91,200±$14kHighest 65% below IL

Goode Township and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $757±$42Highest 41% below IL $724±$123Lowest 43% below IL

Georgetown and Goode Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,223Lowest 77% below IL $1,859Highest 65% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.9%±17.2Lowest IL: 47.9% 50.9%±24.9Highest IL: 47.9%

Goode Township and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 17.3%Lowest IL: 11.8% 19.6%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.3%Lowest IL: 67.1% 75.4%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 20 yrs older than IL 1957Highest 14 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest about the IL average 33 minHighest 19% above IL

Work from home 14%±7.6Highest IL: 15.9% 7.4%±3.5Lowest IL: 15.9%

Georgetown and Goode Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 6.3%Lowest 10.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.33Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Danville (27%)Mount Vernon (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Goode TownshipFew work in Georgetown

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 111Highest 9.3Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#204 of 384 in IL

School district —Franklin-Jefferson Co Sp Ed Dist · Sesser-Valier CUSD 196

High school in town —Sesser-Valier High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 10.2

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Georgetown neighborsTown Square →

1 neighbor in Georgetown can answer.

Goode Township neighborsTown Square →

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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.