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Keith Township vs Zif Township

Next-door neighbors in Wayne County. The biggest differences: typical home built (47 yrs in Zif Township) and property tax bill (+53% in Zif Township).

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Keith Township, ILA small town of 302Wayne County · 302 people
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Zif Township, ILA small town of 255Wayne County · 255 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.

Keith TownshipA small town of 302
Quiet strengthsKeith Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Keith Township →
Zif TownshipA small town of 255
Quiet strengthsZif Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Zif Township →
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.

Typical home built47 yrs
Zif Township’s homes are older
Keith Township 1994Zif Township 1947
Property tax bill+53%
Tax bills are bigger in Zif Township
Zif Township $1,940Keith Township $1,268
Bachelor’s degree++26.1 pts
More adults in Keith Township have a degree
Keith Township 65%Zif Township 38.9%
Trails2.3×
Keith Township has more miles of trail
Keith Township 5.9 miZif Township 2.6 mi
Street grid+57%
Zif Township has the more walkable street grid
Zif Township 4.7Keith Township 3.0
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Zif Township

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.

Keith Township$550/mo
Typical home $86K (Census) · tax rate 1.48% · Housing →
Zif Township$770/mo
Typical home $116K (Census) · tax rate 1.67% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Zif Township and Keith 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.

Where they are

Keith Township and Zif Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Keith TownshipZif TownshipKeith TownshipZif Township
Keith Township ↔ Zif Township9.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Keith TownshipZif Township
Snow a year11″11″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd66th
Outdoors & history
Keith TownshipZif Township
Trails6 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Keith TownshipZif Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

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.

Keith TownshipZif Township
People
Population 302Highest 255Lowest
Median age 33.8±21.4Highest 13% below IL 32.1±10.8Lowest 18% below IL
Keith Township and Zif Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.8%±22.8Highest IL: 21.8% 27.5%±11.2Lowest IL: 21.8%
Keith Township and Zif Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.6%±13.2Lowest IL: 17% 23.5%±16.1Highest IL: 17%
Zif Township and Keith Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 65%Highest IL: 37.8% 38.9%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.1 IL: 6.3% 0%±7.2 IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,277±$18kHighest 21% below IL $37,054±$26kLowest 56% below IL
Keith Township and Zif Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $85,600±$33kLowest 67% below IL $115,900±$9kHighest 56% below IL
Zif Township and Keith Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,268Lowest 76% below IL $1,940Highest 63% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±96.3 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 3.3%Lowest IL: 11.8% 35.7%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 84.6%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 23 yrs newer than IL 1947Lowest 24 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 min 4% below IL —
Work from home 0%±9.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.8%±7.5Highest IL: 15.9%
Zif Township and Keith Township 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 26.3 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fairfield (20%)Fairfield (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Zif TownshipFew work in Keith Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 5.9 miHighest 2.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.0Lowest 4.7Highest
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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