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Minooka vs Kendall Township

12 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.5× in Minooka) and trails (3.5× in Kendall Township).

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Minooka, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 12,891 people
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Kendall Township, ILKnown for its schoolsKendall County · 9,269 people
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.

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.

Minooka$2,620/mo
Typical home $374K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.11% · or rent about $1,552/mo · Housing →
Kendall Township$2,690/mo
Typical home $366K (Census) · tax rate 2.55% · or rent about $1,290/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Kendall Township and Minooka.

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

Kendall Township places higher on 10 of 18 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.

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
MinookaKendall Township
Snow a year18″28″
January low17°F16°F
July high85°F84°F
Growing season (days)191d185d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th34th
Outdoors & history
MinookaKendall Township
Trails4 mi13 mi
Conserved land0.9%2.4%
Settled1869—
Archive photos12—
Community
MinookaKendall Township
Library hours a week57 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

12 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MinookaKendall TownshipMinookaKendall Township
Minooka ↔ Kendall Township12 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.

MinookaKendall Township
People
Population 12,891Highest 9,269Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +16.8%Highest +10.2%Lowest
Median age 32.1±1.9Lowest 18% below IL 34.6±2Highest 11% below IL
Kendall Township and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.1%±3.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 28.2%±4.6Highest IL: 21.8%
Kendall Township and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.3%±1.9Lowest IL: 17% 13%±2.4Highest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 32.2%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±2.3Highest IL: 6.3% 6.4%±2.2Lowest IL: 6.3%
Minooka and Kendall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $115,445±$15kLowest 38% above IL $121,740±$12kHighest 46% above IL
Kendall Township and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $315,600±$12kLowest 20% above IL $365,700±$13kHighest 39% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,552±$374Highest 22% above IL $1,290±$329Lowest about the IL average
Minooka and Kendall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,658Lowest 26% above IL $9,323Highest 76% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.8%±37Highest IL: 47.9% 49.1%±22Lowest IL: 47.9%
Minooka and Kendall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.6%Highest IL: 11.8% 2.3%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.6%Highest IL: 67.1% 90.5%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 32 yrs newer than IL 2002Lowest 31 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 14% above IL 31 minLowest 10% above IL
Work from home 10.2%±3.8Lowest IL: 15.9% 11.7%±3.2Highest IL: 15.9%
Kendall Township and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.1%Highest 6.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.78Highest 0.47Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Joliet (11%)Chicago (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kendall TownshipFew work in Minooka
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miLowest 12.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 19Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.4Highest 10.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#69 of 384 in IL
School district —Yorkville CUSD 115
High school in town —None in town
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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