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%

Kickapoo Township$2,080/mo

Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 2.28% · or rent about $1,452/mo · Housing →

Rosefield Township$2,070/mo

Typical home $320K (Census) · tax rate 1.48% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

Kickapoo Township and Rosefield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kickapoo TownshipRosefield Township

Kickapoo Township ↔ Rosefield Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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

A−Kickapoo TownshipBetter than 75% of districts in the state –Rosefield TownshipNot graded

Health

AKickapoo TownshipHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns ARosefield TownshipHealthier than 86% of U.S. towns

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 TownshipRosefield Township

Snow a year26″26″

January low18°F 18°F

July high86°F 86°F

Growing season (days)189d 189d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th 36th

Outdoors & history

Kickapoo TownshipRosefield Township

Trails33 mi 1 mi

Conserved land12.9%2.3%

Community

Kickapoo TownshipRosefield Township

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.

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

Kickapoo TownshipRosefield Township

People

Population 8,175Highest 1,014Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.4%Highest +0.5%Lowest

Median age 40.5±4.8Lowest 4% above IL 55.3±11.1Highest 42% above IL

Rosefield Township 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%±4.4Lowest IL: 21.8% 24.1%±7Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 18.2%±3.8Lowest IL: 17% 22.7%±4.3Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 52.5%Highest IL: 37.8% 31.8%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±2Highest IL: 6.3% 2.1%±2.3Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $112,391±$42kHighest 35% above IL $84,821±$44kLowest about the IL average

Kickapoo Township and Rosefield 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 $319,800±$80kHighest 21% above IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,452±$142 14% above IL —

Property taxmedian, yearly $6,627Highest 25% above IL $4,731Lowest 11% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.1%±12.2Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%

Kickapoo Township and Rosefield 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% 3.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 72.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 98.9%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 32 yrs newer than IL 1991Lowest 20 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 26% below IL 21 minHighest 23% below IL

Work from home 17.3%±6.1Highest IL: 15.9% 10.8%±8.1Lowest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.8%Highest 0.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 12.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.78Highest 0.11Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Peoria (47%)Peoria (34%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rosefield TownshipFew work in Kickapoo Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 12.9%Highest 2.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 33.3 miHighest 0.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 8.3Highest 2.1Lowest

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.

Kickapoo Township vs Rosefield Township

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