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Mills Township vs Ustick Township 216 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.3× in Mills Township) and work from home (+29.2 pts in Mills Township).
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.
Mills Township A small town of 407
Quiet strengths Mills Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mills Township →
Ustick Township A small town of 410
Quiet strengths Ustick Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ustick 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.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs about the same each month 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 payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Mills Township $1,410 /mo
Typical home $230K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · Housing →
Ustick Township $1,440 /mo
Typical home $218K (Census) · tax rate 1.67% · 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.
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
Growing season (days) — 167d Outdoors & history
Famous people born here 1 — Community
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 216 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Mills Township ↔ Ustick Township 216 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
407 Lowest 410 Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-14.3% Lowest -9.8% Highest
Median age
58 ±4.4 Lowest 49% above IL 60.4 ±3.1 Highest 55% above IL
Kids under 18
6.6% ±9.8 Lowest IL: 21.8% 14.4% ±14.2 Highest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+
10.8% ±9.9 Lowest IL: 17% 31.7% ±10 Highest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.7% Highest IL: 37.8% 30.5% Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.9% ±12.4 Highest IL: 6.3% 0% ±4.5 Lowest IL: 6.3%
Household incomemedian
— $101,083 ±$43k 21% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$230,000 ±$84k Highest 13% below IL $217,500 ±$59k Lowest 17% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,475 Lowest 53% below IL $3,627 Highest 32% below IL
Below poverty line
2% Highest IL: 11.8% 0% Lowest IL: 11.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.4% Highest IL: 67.1% 95.3% Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year
1997 Highest 26 yrs newer than IL 1962 Lowest 9 yrs older than IL
Average commuteone way
11 min Lowest 59% below IL 30 min Highest 7% above IL
Work from home
29.2% ±14.1 Highest IL: 15.9% 0% ±6.8 Lowest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents
2.4% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
25.3 mi Highest 17.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.58 Highest 0.07 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Greenville (14%) Morrison (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Ustick Township Few work in Mills Township
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 1.5% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
3.3 mi Highest 2.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
1.9 Highest 1.4 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
Mills Township or Ustick Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Mills Township? → Moving to Mills Township: what should I know? →
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Ustick Township or Mills Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Ustick Township? → Moving to Ustick Township: what should I know? →
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Bordering Mills Township Towns like Mills Township 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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