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Grove Township vs Union

215 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (31.9× in Union) and jobs per worker (14.2× in Union).

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Grove Township, ILA small town of 531Jasper County · 531 people
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Union, ILA regional job hubIllinois · 624 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.

Grove TownshipA small town of 531
Quiet strengthsGrove Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grove 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,440 more a month in Union

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.

Grove Township$1,600/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 1.38% · Housing →
Union$3,030/mo
Typical home $439K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.00% · or rent about $1,692/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,440 a month, about $17,200 a year, between Union and Grove 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
Grove TownshipUnion
Snow a year16″31″
January low22°F13°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)190d166d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th41st
Outdoors & history
Grove TownshipUnion
Trails5 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.3%0%
Community
Grove TownshipUnion
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

215 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grove Township ↔ Union215 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.

Grove TownshipUnion
People
Population 531Lowest 624Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.7%Highest -5%Lowest
Median age 38.9±26.6Lowest about the IL average 39±3Highest about the IL average
Union and Grove Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.1%±10.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 21.8%±3.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Union and Grove Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.7%±8.7Highest IL: 17% 11.7%±3.3Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15%Lowest IL: 37.8% 15.6%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±5.9Lowest IL: 6.3% 6.9%±4.4Highest IL: 6.3%
Union and Grove Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,607±$40kHighest 16% above IL $89,844±$30kLowest 8% above IL
Grove Township and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $250,000±$40kLowest 5% below IL $252,200±$26kHighest 4% below IL
Union and Grove Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,692±$207 33% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,451Lowest 35% below IL $5,033Highest 5% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 3.6%Lowest IL: 11.8% 7.5%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Highest IL: 67.1% 87.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 1 yr newer than IL 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 8% above IL 30 minHighest 9% above IL
Work from home 4.3%±4.4Lowest IL: 15.9% 4.9%±4Highest IL: 15.9%
Union and Grove 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 1.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 5.55Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Effingham (17%)Chicago (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UnionFew work in Grove Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 44.6Highest
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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