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Laenna Township vs Austin Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+92% in Austin Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+43 pts in Austin Township).

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Laenna Township, ILA small town of 505Logan County · 505 people
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Austin Township, ILA small town of 153Macon County · 153 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.

Laenna TownshipA small town of 505
Quiet strengthsLaenna Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Laenna Township →
Austin TownshipA small town of 153
Quiet strengthsAustin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Austin Township →
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.

Property tax bill+92%
Tax bills are bigger in Austin Township
Austin Township $5,240Laenna Township $2,732
Bachelor’s degree++43 pts
More adults in Austin Township have a degree
Austin Township 57.7%Laenna Township 14.7%
Street grid2.2×
Laenna Township has the more walkable street grid
Laenna Township 2.4Austin Township 1.1
Size3.3×
Laenna Township is the bigger place
Laenna Township 505Austin Township 153
Jobs per worker2.1×
Austin Township is more of a job hub
Austin Township 0.32Laenna Township 0.15
Average commute7 min
Laenna Township has the shorter commute
Austin Township 31 minLaenna Township 24 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $800 more a month in Austin 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.

Laenna Township$940/mo
Typical home $135K (Census) · tax rate 2.02% · or rent about $679/mo · Housing →
Austin Township$1,740/mo
Typical home $248K (Census) · tax rate 2.11% · Housing →

The difference: $800 a month, about $9,600 a year, between Austin Township and Laenna 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

Laenna Township and Austin Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Laenna TownshipAustin TownshipLaenna TownshipAustin Township
Laenna Township ↔ Austin Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
Laenna TownshipAustin Township
Snow a year19″19″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th38th
Outdoors & history
Laenna TownshipAustin Township
Archive photos21
Famous people born here—1
Community
Laenna TownshipAustin Township
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.

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.

Laenna TownshipAustin Township
People
Population 505Highest 153Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.9% —
Median age 51±9.9Highest 31% above IL 38.8±38.4Lowest about the IL average
Laenna Township and Austin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.6%±4.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 32%±29.5Highest IL: 21.8%
Austin Township and Laenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.4%±5.5Highest IL: 17% 15.7%±28.8Lowest IL: 17%
Laenna Township and Austin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.7%Lowest IL: 37.8% 57.7%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±3.1Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±12Lowest IL: 6.3%
Laenna Township and Austin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,531±$21kLowest 11% below IL $156,250±$82kHighest 87% above IL
Austin Township and Laenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $135,200±$38kLowest 49% below IL $248,100±$227kHighest 6% below IL
Austin Township and Laenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $679±$32 47% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,732Lowest 48% below IL $5,240Highest about the IL average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 9.7%±60.4 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 20.8%Highest IL: 11.8% 8.5%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.1%Highest IL: 67.1% 74.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 15 yrs older than IL 1967Highest 4 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 14% below IL 31 minHighest 10% above IL
Work from home 0.9%±1.3Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±16.3Lowest IL: 15.9%
Laenna Township and Austin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (21%)Decatur (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Austin TownshipFew work in Laenna Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.4Highest 1.1Lowest
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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