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German Valley vs Rush Township

32 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (35.2× in German Valley) and typical home built (27 yrs in Rush Township).

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German Valley, ILHomes around $229KIllinois · 467 people

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Rush Township, ILA small town of 328Jo Daviess County · 328 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.

German ValleyHomes around $229K

Housing$229K typical home23% below the IL typical home All about German Valley →

Rush TownshipA small town of 328

Quiet strengthsRush Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Rush Township →

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.

Street grid35.2×

German Valley has the more walkable street grid

German Valley 45.8Rush Township 1.3

Typical home built27 yrs

Rush Township’s homes are older

German Valley 1968Rush Township 1941

Average commute7 min

Rush Township has the shorter commute

German Valley 25 minRush Township 18 min

Bachelor’s degree++9.2 pts

More adults in Rush Township have a degree

Rush Township 38.2%German Valley 29%

Property tax bill+17%

Tax bills are bigger in Rush Township

Rush Township $3,186German Valley $2,733

Homeowners+8 pts renters

Rush Township has more renters

German Valley 72%Rush Township 64%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 more a month in German Valley

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%

German Valley$1,600/mo

Typical home $229K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.10% · or rent about $904/mo · Housing →

Rush Township$1,070/mo

Typical home $154K (Census) · tax rate 2.07% · or rent about $1,106/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,300 a year, between German Valley and Rush 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.

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

German ValleyRush Township

Snow a year35″36″

January low11°F 12°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)169d 165d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th 34th

Outdoors & history

German ValleyRush Township

Conserved land—2.2%

National Register places—2

Archive photos4 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

German ValleyRush Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 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

32 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

German ValleyIL Rush TownshipJo Daviess County

German Valley ↔ Rush Township32 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

German ValleyRush Township

People

Population 467Highest 328Lowest

Median age 36.4±15.6Lowest 7% below IL 41.3±3.7Highest 6% above IL

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

Kids under 18 26.8%±8Highest IL: 21.8% 13.1%±7.9Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 17.3%±7.4Lowest IL: 17% 20.1%±13Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29%Lowest IL: 37.8% 38.2%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.5Lowest IL: 6.3% 4.3%±6.4Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $73,661±$10kLowest 12% below IL $75,278±$63kHighest 10% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $130,300±$22kLowest 51% below IL $153,800±$43kHighest 42% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $904±$162Lowest 29% below IL $1,106±$63Highest 13% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,733Lowest 48% below IL $3,186Highest 40% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.9%±26.2Highest IL: 47.9% 22.6%±35.9Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 6.6%Lowest IL: 11.8% 12.5%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 72%Highest IL: 67.1% 64%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 3 yrs older than IL 1941Lowest 30 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 9% below IL 18 minLowest 34% below IL

Work from home 6.7%±4.1Highest IL: 15.9% 3.4%±4.9Lowest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.36Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Freeport (25%)Stockton (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rush TownshipFew work in German Valley

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 2.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 55.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.8Highest 1.3Lowest

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.

German Valley 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.