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Kickapoo Township vs Itasca

122 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (7.3× in Itasca) and trails (8.5× in Kickapoo Township).

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Kickapoo Township, ILKnown for its schoolsPeoria County · 8,175 people
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Itasca, ILA regional job hubIllinois · 9,355 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.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,060 more a month in Itasca

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.

Kickapoo Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 2.28% · or rent about $1,452/mo · Housing →
Itasca$3,140/mo
Typical home $451K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.07% · or rent about $1,892/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,060 a month, about $12,700 a year, between Itasca and Kickapoo 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.

Report cards

Itasca places higher on 10 of 19 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.

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
Kickapoo TownshipItasca
Snow a year26″38″
January low18°F19°F
July high86°F85°F
Growing season (days)189d193d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th13th
Outdoors & history
Kickapoo TownshipItasca
Trails33 mi4 mi
Conserved land12.9%7.6%
Settled—1841
Famous people born here—3
Community
Kickapoo TownshipItasca
Library hours a week—65 hrs
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

122 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kickapoo Township ↔ Itasca122 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.

Kickapoo TownshipItasca
People
Population 8,175Lowest 9,355Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.4%Highest +10.3%Lowest
Median age 40.5±4.8Lowest 4% above IL 43.1±3.1Highest 11% above IL
Itasca and Kickapoo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.1%±4.4Highest IL: 21.8% 21%±3.9Lowest IL: 21.8%
Kickapoo Township and Itasca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.2%±3.8Highest IL: 17% 14.6%±2.6Lowest IL: 17%
Kickapoo Township and Itasca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 52.5%Lowest IL: 37.8% 52.9%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±2Highest IL: 6.3% 3.8%±1.7Lowest IL: 6.3%
Kickapoo Township and Itasca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,391±$42kLowest 35% above IL $114,294±$7kHighest 37% above IL
Itasca and Kickapoo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $291,200±$24kLowest 11% above IL $390,800±$34kHighest 48% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,452±$142Lowest 14% above IL $1,892±$130Highest 49% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,627Lowest 25% above IL $8,071Highest 52% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.1%±12.2Lowest IL: 47.9% 24.6%±9.4Highest IL: 47.9%
Itasca and Kickapoo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.4%Highest IL: 11.8% 2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 69.3%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 32 yrs newer than IL 1980Lowest 9 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 26% below IL 26 minHighest 7% below IL
Work from home 17.3%±6.1Lowest IL: 15.9% 22.8%±6.6Highest IL: 15.9%
Itasca and Kickapoo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Lowest 7.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 9.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.78Lowest 4.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Peoria (47%)Chicago (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ItascaFew work in Kickapoo Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.9%Highest 7.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 33.3 miHighest 3.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 14Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 8.3Lowest 60.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #13 of 384 in IL—
School district Dunlap CUSD 323—
High school in town None in town—
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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