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Hurricane Township vs Campus

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (64.6× in Campus) and trails (17.5× in Hurricane Township).

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Hurricane Township, ILA small town of 162Fayette County · 162 people
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Campus, ILA small town of 172Illinois · 172 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.

Hurricane TownshipA small town of 162
Quiet strengthsHurricane Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hurricane Township →
CampusA small town of 172
Quiet strengthsCampus doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Campus →
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.

Street grid64.6×
Campus has the more walkable street grid
Campus 110Hurricane Township 1.7
Trails17.5×
Hurricane Township has more miles of trail
Hurricane Township 3.5 miCampus 0.2 mi
Average commute16 min
Hurricane Township has the shorter commute
Campus 41 minHurricane Township 25 min
Jobs per worker+78%
Campus is more of a job hub
Campus 0.16Hurricane Township 0.09
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Hurricane Township
Hurricane Township $2,261Campus $1,906
Homeowners+9.3 pts renters
Campus has more renters
Hurricane Township 91.9%Campus 82.6%
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
Hurricane TownshipCampus
Snow a year13″23″
January low19°F14°F
July high85°F84°F
Growing season (days)185d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th54th
Outdoors & history
Hurricane TownshipCampus
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land4%—
Settled—1839
Famous people born here—1
Community
Hurricane TownshipCampus
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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hurricane TownshipFayette CountyCampusIL
Hurricane Township ↔ Campus136 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.

Hurricane TownshipCampus
People
Population 162Lowest 172Highest
Median age 33.5±19Highest 14% below IL 31.3±6.6Lowest 20% below IL
Hurricane Township and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.1%±20Lowest IL: 21.8% 27.9%±6.3Highest IL: 21.8%
Campus and Hurricane Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.1%±26.8Highest IL: 17% 8.1%±18.8Lowest IL: 17%
Hurricane Township and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.4%Highest IL: 37.8% 11.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.9%±16.1Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±10.7Lowest IL: 6.3%
Hurricane Township and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,429±$72kLowest 16% above IL $111,406±$8kHighest 34% above IL
Campus and Hurricane Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $152,200±$50k 42% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $975±$88 23% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,261Highest 57% below IL $1,906Lowest 64% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 33.3%±100 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 11.7%Highest IL: 11.8% 7.6%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 82.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 3 yrs older than IL 1961Lowest 10 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 11% below IL 41 minHighest 47% above IL
Work from home 15%±23.8Highest IL: 15.9% 3.1%±4Lowest IL: 15.9%
Hurricane Township and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.16Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Vandalia (21%)Pontiac (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CampusFew work in Hurricane Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Lowest 110Highest
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.

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