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%

Manhattan Township$2,570/mo

Typical home $347K (Census) · tax rate 2.60% · or rent about $1,213/mo · Housing →

Minooka$2,620/mo

Typical home $374K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.11% · or rent about $1,552/mo · 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.

Report cards

Manhattan Township 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.

Schools

AManhattan TownshipBetter than 85% of districts in the state –MinookaNot graded

Health

A−Manhattan TownshipHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns A−MinookaHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns

10Manhattan Township

7Minooka

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #610#326 Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #392#694 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #87#342 Highest graduation rateSchools · 669 towns #18#202 Cheapest rentCost of living · 840 towns #511#672 Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #680#522 Lowest property taxCost of living · 860 towns #769#638 Shortest commuteGetting around · 862 towns #849#744

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Manhattan Township’s rankings →

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

Manhattan TownshipMinooka

Snow a year17″18″

January low17°F 17°F

July high84°F 85°F

Growing season (days)188d 191d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 45th

Outdoors & history

Manhattan TownshipMinooka

Trails2 mi 4 mi

Conserved land3.8%0.9%

Settled1886 1869

Archive photos4 12

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Manhattan TownshipMinooka

Library hours a week47 hrs 57 hrs

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.

Where they are

16 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Manhattan TownshipMinooka

Manhattan Township ↔ Minooka16 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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

Manhattan TownshipMinooka

People

Population 12,424Lowest 12,891Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +25.4%Highest +16.8%Lowest

Median age 33±1.6Highest 15% below IL 32.1±1.9Lowest 18% below IL

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

Kids under 18 29%±3.9Highest IL: 21.8% 28.1%±3.6Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 9.4%±2.1Highest IL: 17% 8.3%±1.9Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.5%Highest IL: 37.8% 30.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±1.7Lowest IL: 6.3% 8.3%±2.3Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $129,207±$8kHighest 55% above IL $115,445±$15kLowest 38% above IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $346,800±$23kHighest 32% above IL $315,600±$12kLowest 20% above IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,213±$253Lowest 5% below IL $1,552±$374Highest 22% above IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $9,029Highest 70% above IL $6,658Lowest 26% above IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.9%±22.9Lowest IL: 47.9% 57.8%±37Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 4%Highest IL: 11.8% 2.6%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 89.8%Lowest IL: 67.1% 91.6%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 2003 32 yrs newer than IL 2003 32 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 34% above IL 32 minLowest 14% above IL

Work from home 11.6%±3.3Highest IL: 15.9% 10.2%±3.8Lowest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.5%Lowest 7.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 0.78Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (9%)Joliet (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MinookaFew work in Manhattan Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miLowest 3.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.5Lowest 36.4Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #97 of 384 in IL—

School district Manhattan SD 114—

High school in town None in town—

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Manhattan Township vs Minooka

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs about the same each month

Manhattan Township places higher on 10 of 19 IL lists

What daily life feels like in each

16 miles apart

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