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Irwin vs Eppards Point Township

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (71.7× in Irwin) and property tax bill (2.1× in Eppards Point Township).

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Irwin, ILA small town of 78Illinois · 78 people
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Eppards Point Township, ILA regional job hubLivingston County · 112 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.

IrwinA small town of 78
Quiet strengthsIrwin doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Irwin →
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.

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
IrwinEppards Point Township
Snow a year21″25″
January low16°F17°F
July high85°F84°F
Growing season (days)188d191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th82nd
Outdoors & history
IrwinEppards Point Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places—1
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here1—
Community
IrwinEppards Point Township
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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Irwin ↔ Eppards Point Township39 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.

IrwinEppards Point Township
People
Population 78Lowest 112Highest
Median age 38.1±6.6Highest about the IL average 36.9±56.9Lowest 5% below IL
Irwin and Eppards Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.5%±23.5Highest IL: 21.8% 12.5%±35.3Lowest IL: 21.8%
Irwin and Eppards Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.3%±48.2Lowest IL: 17% 29.5%±41Highest IL: 17%
Eppards Point Township and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 29.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±17.4Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±16.4Lowest IL: 6.3%
Irwin and Eppards Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $102,750±$26kHighest 23% above IL $79,632±$45kLowest 5% below IL
Irwin and Eppards Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $160,900±$28k 39% below IL —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$327 12% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,850Lowest 46% below IL $6,011Highest 13% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Irwin and Eppards Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.8%Lowest IL: 11.8% 19.6%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.1%Highest IL: 67.1% 76.7%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 33 yrs older than IL 1938 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 min about the IL average —
Work from home 16.3%±14.4Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±25.5Lowest IL: 15.9%
Irwin and Eppards Point Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Lowest 1.96Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kankakee (29%)Fairbury (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eppards Point TownshipFew work in Irwin
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi — 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 108Highest 1.5Lowest
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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