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Levan Township vs Ora Township

Next-door neighbors in Jackson County. The biggest differences: trails (71× in Levan Township) and jobs per worker (11.9× in Ora Township).

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Levan Township, ILAn outdoors townJackson County · 553 people
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Ora Township, ILA regional job hubJackson County · 387 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.

Levan TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors20.7% conserved land21 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Levan Township →
Ora TownshipA regional job hub
Work398 jobsbased in Ora Township, a regional job hub All about Ora Township →
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.

Trails71×
Levan Township has more miles of trail
Levan Township 21.3 miOra Township 0.3 mi
Jobs per worker11.9×
Ora Township is more of a job hub
Ora Township 1.79Levan Township 0.15
Conserved land+20.7 pts
Levan Township has more conserved land
Levan Township 20.7%Ora Township 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Ora 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.

Levan Township$1,530/mo
Typical home $248K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · Housing →
Ora Township$2,010/mo
Typical home $343K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Ora Township and Levan 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

Levan Township and Ora Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Levan TownshipOra TownshipLevan TownshipOra Township
Levan Township ↔ Ora Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
7 Levan Township residents work in Ora Township (2.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Levan Township →
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
Levan TownshipOra Township
Snow a year10″10″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th78th
Outdoors & history
Levan TownshipOra Township
Trails21 mi—
Conserved land20.7%—
Community
Levan TownshipOra 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.

Levan TownshipOra Township
People
Population 553Highest 387Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4%Highest -4.3%Lowest
Median age 54.8±18.9Highest 41% above IL 50.1±11.7Lowest 28% above IL
Levan Township and Ora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.3%±5.3Lowest IL: 21.8% 19.1%±15.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Ora Township and Levan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.9%±5.6Lowest IL: 17% 26.1%±7.5Highest IL: 17%
Ora Township and Levan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 24%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 12.1%±14.4Highest IL: 6.3% 0.5%±3.5Lowest IL: 6.3%
Levan Township and Ora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $94,000±$69kLowest 13% above IL $95,375±$34kHighest 14% above IL
Ora Township and Levan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $247,900±$87kLowest 6% below IL $342,600±$111kHighest 30% above IL
Ora Township and Levan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,797Highest 47% below IL $2,592Lowest 51% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 IL: 47.9% 0%±100 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 6.9%Highest IL: 11.8% 2.3%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 95.1%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Lowest 21 yrs newer than IL 1993Highest 22 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 25% above IL 33 minLowest 17% above IL
Work from home 3.4%±3.8Lowest IL: 15.9% 7.3%±8.9Highest IL: 15.9%
Ora Township and Levan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Lowest 5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 1.79Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Murphysboro (17%)Carbondale (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Ora TownshipFew work in Levan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 21.3 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.5Highest 2.9Lowest
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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