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Junction vs Liverpool 207 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5.5× in Liverpool) and typical home built (37 yrs in Liverpool).
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.
Junction A small town of 42
Quiet strengths Junction doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Junction →
Liverpool A small town of 70
Quiet strengths Liverpool doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Liverpool →
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
Growing season (days) 209d — Outdoors & history
Community
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 207 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Junction ↔ Liverpool 207 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
42 Lowest 70 Highest
Median age
40.3 ±22.5 Lowest 3% above IL 46.3 ±16.2 Highest 19% above IL
Kids under 18
26.2% ±65.3 Highest IL: 21.8% 20% ±28.2 Lowest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+
26.2% ±75.8 Lowest IL: 17% 28.6% ±36.7 Highest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
3.3% Lowest IL: 37.8% 8.9% Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4% ±31.7 Highest IL: 6.3% 0% ±26.3 Lowest IL: 6.3%
Household incomemedian
$55,625 ±$29k Lowest 33% below IL $62,692 ±$33k Highest 25% below IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$71,700 ±$36k 73% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly
$567 89% below IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 Lowest IL: 47.9% 100% ±100 Highest IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line
9.5% Lowest IL: 11.8% 18.5% Highest IL: 11.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
68.4% Lowest IL: 67.1% 68.8% Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975 Highest 4 yrs newer than IL 1938 Lowest 33 yrs older than IL
Average commuteone way
— 54 min 95% above IL
Work from home
0% ±92.9 Lowest IL: 15.9% 5% ±9.2 Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
23.3 mi Lowest 32.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.00 Lowest 0.07 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Black Township (27%) Canton (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Liverpool Few work in Junction
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 4.9% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.2 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.3 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
25.5 Lowest 140 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there 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.
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Towns like Junction 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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