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Grant Township vs Volo

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (94× in Grant Township) and growth since 2010 (+103.2 pts in Volo).

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Grant Township, ILAn outdoors townLake County · 28,189 people
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Volo, ILHomes around $378KIllinois · 6,706 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 $1,100 more a month in Volo

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.

Grant Township$1,820/mo
Typical home $252K (Census) · tax rate 2.39% · or rent about $1,331/mo · Housing →
Volo$2,920/mo
Typical home $378K (Zillow) · tax rate 3.00% · or rent about $2,169/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,100 a month, about $13,200 a year, between Volo and Grant 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

Volo places higher on 14 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.

Where they are

Grant Township and Volo share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant TownshipVoloGrant TownshipVolo
Grant Township ↔ Volo2.8 miles apart · They share a border
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
Grant TownshipVolo
Snow a year35″35″
January low13°F13°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)162d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th43rd
Outdoors & history
Grant TownshipVolo
Trails9 mi0 mi
Conserved land12%12.7%
Settled—1993
Community
Grant TownshipVolo
Library hours a week56 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.

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.

Grant TownshipVolo
People
Population 28,189Highest 6,706Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.8%Lowest +109%Highest
Median age 38.2±1.6Highest about the IL average 33.5±2.1Lowest 14% below IL
Kids under 18 23.5%±2.7Lowest IL: 21.8% 30.7%±5.9Highest IL: 21.8%
Volo and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13%±1.5Highest IL: 17% 11.9%±3.3Lowest IL: 17%
Grant Township and Volo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 52.2%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±1.5Highest IL: 6.3% 4.8%±2.2Lowest IL: 6.3%
Grant Township and Volo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,383±$9kLowest 16% above IL $160,792±$15kHighest 93% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $252,100±$12kLowest 4% below IL $319,700±$23kHighest 21% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,331±$145Lowest 4% above IL $2,169±$208Highest 70% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,018Lowest 14% above IL $9,583Highest 81% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.6%±12.5Highest IL: 47.9% 23.3%±12.2Lowest IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 10.1%Highest IL: 11.8% 2.1%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.4%Lowest IL: 67.1% 82%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 17 yrs newer than IL 2010Highest 39 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 21% above IL 32 minLowest 16% above IL
Work from home 13.4%±2.4Lowest IL: 15.9% 20.1%±4.1Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 7.1%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (10%)Chicago (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in VoloFew work in Grant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12%Lowest 12.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 46.6Lowest 58.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #235 of 384 in IL—
School district Big Hollow SD 38 · Fox Lake GSD 114—
High school in town Grant Community High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 15.0 —
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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