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Homer Township vs Bartlett

28 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.5× in Homer Township) and street grid (2.1× in Bartlett).

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Homer Township, ILKnown for its schoolsWill County · 40,989 people
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Bartlett, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 40,501 people
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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.

Homer TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#64 for schools in ILof 384 towns HealthHealthier than 78%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#200 most trails in IL25 miles of trails across 28 parks and preserves All about Homer Township →
BartlettAn outdoors town
Outdoors#47 most conserved land in IL7.0 miles of trails across 32 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SafetySafer than 92%of U.S. towns we grade All about Bartlett →
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.

Trails3.5×
Homer Township has more miles of trail
Homer Township 24.6 miBartlett 7.0 mi
Street grid2.1×
Bartlett has the more walkable street grid
Bartlett 72.1Homer Township 34.9
Conserved land+12.4 pts
Bartlett has more conserved land
Bartlett 17.2%Homer Township 4.8%
Work from home+5.9 pts
More people work from home in Bartlett
Bartlett 20.5%Homer Township 14.6%
Average commute6 min
Bartlett has the shorter commute
Homer Township 36 minBartlett 30 min
Growth since 2010+4.5 pts
Homer Township has grown faster since 2010
Homer Township +4.3%Bartlett -0.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Bartlett

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.

Homer Township$2,900/mo
Typical home $410K (Census) · tax rate 2.21% · or rent about $1,888/mo · Housing →
Bartlett$3,220/mo
Typical home $443K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.43% · or rent about $1,883/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Bartlett and Homer 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

Bartlett places higher on 14 of 21 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.

Safety
–Homer TownshipNot graded ABartlettSafer than 92% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Homer TownshipBetter than 81% of districts in the state –BartlettNot graded
Health
A−Homer TownshipHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns ABartlettHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns
6Homer Township
14Bartlett

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 669 towns #138#497 Most library borrowingLibraries · 262 towns #179#70 Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #336#47 Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #337#41 Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #526#272 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #170#394 HealthiestHealth · 861 towns #274#76 Most activeHealth · 861 towns #321#131

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Homer Township’s rankings →

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
Homer TownshipBartlett
Snow a year17″46″
January low17°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)188d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th29th
Outdoors & history
Homer TownshipBartlett
Trails25 mi7 mi
Conserved land4.8%17.2%
Settled—1891
Archive photos—24
Famous people born here—6
Community
Homer TownshipBartlett
Library hours a week61 hrs68 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.

Where they are

28 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Homer TownshipBartlettHomer TownshipBartlett
Homer Township ↔ Bartlett28 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.

Homer TownshipBartlett
People
Population 40,989Highest 40,501Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.3%Highest -0.2%Lowest
Median age 40.1±0.9Lowest about the IL average 41±0.8Highest 5% above IL
Bartlett and Homer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.4%±1.6Highest IL: 21.8% 23.2%±2Lowest IL: 21.8%
Homer Township and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.1%±1.2Highest IL: 17% 15.9%±1.4Lowest IL: 17%
Homer Township and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.8%Lowest IL: 37.8% 49.5%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±0.9Highest IL: 6.3% 4.7%±0.7Lowest IL: 6.3%
Homer Township and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $135,645±$7kHighest 63% above IL $133,240±$6kLowest 60% above IL
Homer Township and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $409,700±$11kHighest 56% above IL $375,700±$10kLowest 43% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,888±$116Highest 48% above IL $1,883±$226Lowest 48% above IL
Homer Township and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $9,045Lowest 71% above IL $9,136Highest 72% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.2%±14.2Highest IL: 47.9% 50.9%±12.7Lowest IL: 47.9%
Homer Township and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 4.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.7%Highest IL: 67.1% 89.2%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 24 yrs newer than IL 1992Lowest 21 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 28% above IL 30 minLowest 7% above IL
Work from home 14.6%±2Lowest IL: 15.9% 20.5%±2.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 7%Highest 4.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Highest 0.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (16%)Chicago (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BartlettFew work in Homer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.8%Lowest 17.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 24.6 miHighest 7.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 28Lowest 32Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 34.9Lowest 72.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #64 of 384 in IL—
School district Homer CCSD 33C · Will County SD 92—
High school in town None in town—
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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