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Laenna Township vs Cherry

98 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (46.3× in Cherry).

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Laenna Township, ILA small town of 505Logan County · 505 people
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Cherry, ILA small town of 534Illinois · 534 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 →
CherryA small town of 534
Quiet strengthsCherry doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cherry →
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.

Street grid46.3×
Cherry has the more walkable street grid
Cherry 111Laenna Township 2.4
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Laenna 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 →
Cherry$770/mo
Typical home $108K (Census) · tax rate 2.26% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Laenna Township and Cherry.

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.

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 TownshipCherry
Snow a year19″29″
January low—14°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—176d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th23rd
Outdoors & history
Laenna TownshipCherry
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.7%
Archive photos2—
Community
Laenna TownshipCherry
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

98 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Laenna TownshipLogan CountyCherryIL
Laenna Township ↔ Cherry98 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.

Laenna TownshipCherry
People
Population 505Lowest 534Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.9% —
Median age 51±9.9Lowest 31% above IL 51.3±15.6Highest 32% above IL
Cherry and Laenna 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% 22.5%±3.6Highest IL: 21.8%
Cherry and Laenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.4%±5.5Lowest IL: 17% 28.8%±11.7Highest IL: 17%
Cherry and Laenna 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% 17.1%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±3.1Highest IL: 6.3% 1.3%±1Lowest IL: 6.3%
Laenna Township and Cherry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,531±$21kHighest 11% below IL $59,545±$21kLowest 29% below IL
Laenna Township and Cherry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $135,200±$38kHighest 49% below IL $107,900±$38kLowest 59% below IL
Laenna Township and Cherry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $679±$32Highest 47% below IL $675±$188Lowest 47% below IL
Laenna Township and Cherry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,732Highest 48% below IL $2,436Lowest 54% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 9.7%±60.4Lowest IL: 47.9% 50%±54.4Highest IL: 47.9%
Cherry and Laenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 20.8%Highest IL: 11.8% 11.8%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 87.6%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 15 yrs older than IL 1949Lowest 22 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 14% below IL 22 minLowest 22% below IL
Work from home 0.9%±1.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 3.1%±4.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Cherry and Laenna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5% 0.5%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (21%)Peru (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CherryFew work in Laenna Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.4Lowest 111Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Laenna Township

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Lake Fork Township88 people · $160K homes
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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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