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Irwin vs Union Hill

9 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.3× in Union Hill) and property tax bill (+22% in Irwin).

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Irwin, ILA small town of 78Illinois · 78 people

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Union Hill, ILA small town of 73Illinois · 73 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 →

Union HillA small town of 73

Quiet strengthsUnion Hill doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Union Hill →

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.

Jobs per worker6.3×

Union Hill is more of a job hub

Union Hill 2.82Irwin 0.45

Property tax bill+22%

Tax bills are bigger in Irwin

Irwin $2,850Union Hill $2,333

Bachelor’s degree++8.9 pts

More adults in Union Hill have a degree

Union Hill 39.1%Irwin 30.2%

★ What stands out · 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%

Irwin$1,080/mo

Typical home $161K (Census) · tax rate 1.77% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

Union Hill$1,020/mo

Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 1.47% · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Irwin and Union Hill.

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

IrwinUnion Hill

Snow a year21″27″

January low16°F —

July high85°F —

Growing season (days)188d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th 61st

Outdoors & history

IrwinUnion Hill

Archive photos1 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

IrwinUnion Hill

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

9 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

IrwinUnion Hill

Irwin ↔ Union Hill9.3 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

IrwinUnion Hill

People

Population 78Highest 73Lowest

Median age 38.1±6.6Lowest about the IL average 42.8±15.6Highest 10% above IL

Union Hill and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 29.5%±23.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 35.6%±35.8Highest IL: 21.8%

Union Hill and Irwin 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% 15.1%±57.4Highest IL: 17%

Union Hill 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%Lowest IL: 37.8% 39.1%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±17.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.7%±18.2Highest IL: 6.3%

Union Hill and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $102,750±$26kLowest 23% above IL $112,500±$62kHighest 35% above IL

Union Hill and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $160,900±$28kHighest 39% below IL $158,300±$31kLowest 40% below IL

Irwin and Union Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$327 12% below IL —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,850Highest 46% below IL $2,333Lowest 56% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 75%±100Highest IL: 47.9%

Union Hill and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 3.8%Highest IL: 11.8% 2.8%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.1%Highest IL: 67.1% 85.7%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 minHighest about the IL average 27 minLowest 5% below IL

Work from home 16.3%±14.4Highest IL: 15.9% 2.9%±11.7Lowest IL: 15.9%

Irwin and Union Hill 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 10.3 miLowest 35.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Lowest 2.82Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Kankakee (29%)Chicago (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Union HillFew work in Irwin

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi — 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 108Highest 94.5Lowest

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

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Irwin neighborsTown Square →

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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.