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%

Kendall Township$2,690/mo

Typical home $366K (Census) · tax rate 2.55% · or rent about $1,290/mo · Housing →

Minooka$2,620/mo

Typical home $374K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.11% · or rent about $1,552/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Kendall Township and Minooka.

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.

Report cards

Kendall Township places higher on 10 of 18 IL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

B+Kendall TownshipBetter than 73% of districts in the state –MinookaNot graded

Health

A−Kendall TownshipHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns A−MinookaHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns

10Kendall Township

7Minooka

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #576#337 Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #531#694 Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #681#522 Lowest property taxCost of living · 860 towns #785#638 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #202#342 Cheapest rentCost of living · 840 towns #557#672 Lowest depressionHealth · 861 towns #294#388 Most remote workersWork · 849 towns #363#453

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Kendall Township’s rankings →

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

Kendall TownshipMinooka

Snow a year28″18″

January low16°F 17°F

July high84°F 85°F

Growing season (days)185d 191d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th 45th

Outdoors & history

Kendall TownshipMinooka

Trails13 mi 4 mi

Conserved land2.4%0.9%

Settled—1869

Archive photos—12

Community

Kendall TownshipMinooka

Library hours a week—57 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

12 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kendall TownshipMinooka

Kendall Township ↔ Minooka12 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

Kendall TownshipMinooka

People

Population 9,269Lowest 12,891Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.2%Lowest +16.8%Highest

Median age 34.6±2Highest 11% below IL 32.1±1.9Lowest 18% below IL

Kendall Township and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 28.2%±4.6Highest IL: 21.8% 28.1%±3.6Lowest IL: 21.8%

Kendall Township and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 13%±2.4Highest IL: 17% 8.3%±1.9Lowest IL: 17%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 30.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±2.2Lowest IL: 6.3% 8.3%±2.3Highest IL: 6.3%

Minooka and Kendall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $121,740±$12kHighest 46% above IL $115,445±$15kLowest 38% above IL

Kendall Township and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $365,700±$13kHighest 39% above IL $315,600±$12kLowest 20% above IL

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,290±$329Lowest about the IL average $1,552±$374Highest 22% above IL

Minooka and Kendall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $9,323Highest 76% above IL $6,658Lowest 26% above IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.1%±22Lowest IL: 47.9% 57.8%±37Highest IL: 47.9%

Minooka and Kendall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 2.3%Lowest IL: 11.8% 2.6%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.5%Lowest IL: 67.1% 91.6%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 2002Lowest 31 yrs newer than IL 2003Highest 32 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 10% above IL 32 minHighest 14% above IL

Work from home 11.7%±3.2Highest IL: 15.9% 10.2%±3.8Lowest IL: 15.9%

Kendall Township and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 6.2%Lowest 7.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 22.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Lowest 0.78Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (12%)Joliet (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MinookaFew work in Kendall Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 12.5 miHighest 3.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 19Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.5Lowest 36.4Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #69 of 384 in IL—

School district Yorkville CUSD 115—

High school in town None in town—

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.

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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.

Kendall Township vs Minooka

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs about the same each month

Kendall Township places higher on 10 of 18 IL lists

What daily life feels like in each

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