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

B−Hebron TownshipBetter than 48% of districts in the state –Custer TownshipNot graded

Health

B+Hebron TownshipHealthier than 66% of U.S. towns C+Custer TownshipHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns

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%

Hebron Township$1,880/mo

Typical home $281K (Census) · tax rate 1.75% · or rent about $795/mo · Housing →

Custer Township$1,960/mo

Typical home $297K (Census) · tax rate 1.64% · or rent about $1,045/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Custer Township and Hebron 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

Hebron TownshipCuster Township

Snow a year32″27″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th 82nd

Outdoors & history

Hebron TownshipCuster Township

Trails2 mi 9 mi

Conserved land4.9%12.6%

Settled1895 1876

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Community

Hebron TownshipCuster Township

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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

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hebron TownshipMcHenry County Custer TownshipWill County

Hebron Township ↔ Custer Township86 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

Hebron TownshipCuster Township

People

Population 2,425Highest 1,503Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.2%Highest -4.4%Lowest

Median age 40.5±6.1Highest 4% above IL 40.3±7.9Lowest 3% above IL

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

Kids under 18 22.8%±4.9Highest IL: 21.8% 20.5%±6.8Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 14.2%±1.8Lowest IL: 17% 18%±8.8Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 11.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.5%±5.1Highest IL: 6.3% 1.1%±1.6Lowest IL: 6.3%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $106,250±$20kLowest 27% above IL $121,771±$19kHighest 46% above IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $280,800±$23kLowest 7% above IL $297,300±$43kHighest 13% above IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $795±$465Lowest 38% below IL $1,045±$425Highest 18% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,903Highest 7% below IL $4,869Lowest 8% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.4%±15.9Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±72.2Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 6.2%Lowest IL: 11.8% 11.3%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 77.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 79.3%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 8 yrs newer than IL 1983Highest 12 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest about the IL average 36 minHighest 30% above IL

Work from home 19.5%±9.8Highest IL: 15.9% 6.7%±7.8Lowest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 7.2%Highest 1.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miLowest 30.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.04Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (8%)Chicago (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Custer TownshipFew work in Hebron Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.9%Lowest 12.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 9.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.3Highest 2.5Lowest

Schools

School district Alden Hebron SD 19—

High school in town Alden-Hebron High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 8.7 —

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

Deciding?

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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.

Hebron Township vs Custer Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Grades and rankings, side by side

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

86 miles apart

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