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Herrin has the most conserved land (2.1% of the town).

Crainville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+15.1%).

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Measure	Herrin	Crainville
People
Population	12,226Highest	1,641Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-1.2%Lowest	+15.1%Highest
Median age	41.2±2.7Highest 6% above IL	40.8±7.6Lowest 5% above IL
	Herrin and Crainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.8%±2.8Lowest IL: 21.8%	22.1%±4.9Highest IL: 21.8%
	Crainville and Herrin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.1%±2.9Highest IL: 17%	15.5%±0.7Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	22.8%Lowest IL: 37.8%	36.5%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4%±1.3Lowest IL: 6.3%	8.8%±5.4Highest IL: 6.3%
	Crainville and Herrin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$59,975±$6kLowest 28% below IL	$65,461±$10kHighest 22% below IL
	Crainville and Herrin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$113,300±$10kLowest 57% below IL	$185,300±$16kHighest 30% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,002±$98Highest 21% below IL	$690±$306Lowest 46% below IL
	Herrin and Crainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,059Lowest 61% below IL	$3,183Highest 40% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.1%±12.4Lowest IL: 47.9%	56.4%±32.1Highest IL: 47.9%
	Crainville and Herrin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	14.5%Highest IL: 11.8%	10.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	65.7%Lowest IL: 67.1%	69.2%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 2 yrs older than IL	1988Highest 17 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minHighest 21% below IL	22 minLowest 22% below IL
Work from home	10.9%±4.2Highest IL: 15.9%	8.2%±4.2Lowest IL: 15.9%
	Herrin and Crainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents	16.6%Highest	1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line	8.3 mi	8.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub	0.82Highest	0.69Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town	Marion (23%)	Marion (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others	Few work in Crainville	7% work in Herrin
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	2.1%Highest	0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles	0.7 miHighest	0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	0.1 miHighest	0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	2Highest	0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	76.6Highest	52.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#193 of 384 in IL	—
School district	Herrin CUSD 4	—
High school in town	Herrin High School	—
Students per teacherat that high school	12.8	—
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IL average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.