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Minooka vs Seward Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (4.3× in Minooka) and growth since 2010 (+32.6 pts in Seward Township).

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Minooka, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 12,891 people
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Seward Township, ILKnown for its schoolsKendall County · 6,732 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 $160 more a month in Minooka

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 →
Seward Township$2,460/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 2.23% · or rent about $2,505/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Minooka and Seward 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

Minooka and Seward Township share a border

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

MinookaSeward TownshipMinookaSeward Township
Minooka ↔ Seward Township4.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
107 Seward Township residents work in Minooka (3.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Seward Township →
Report cards

Minooka 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.

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
MinookaSeward Township
Snow a year18″25″
January low17°F16°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)191d184d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th53rd
Outdoors & history
MinookaSeward Township
Trails4 mi12 mi
Conserved land0.9%1.3%
Settled1869—
Archive photos12—
Community
MinookaSeward Township
Library hours a week57 hrs—
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.

MinookaSeward Township
People
Population 12,891Highest 6,732Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +16.8%Lowest +49.4%Highest
Median age 32.1±1.9Lowest 18% below IL 32.3±1.6Highest 17% below IL
Seward 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% 30.5%±6.3Highest IL: 21.8%
Seward Township and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.3%±1.9Highest IL: 17% 4.5%±1.8Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 30.8%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±2.3Highest IL: 6.3% 7.5%±3.6Lowest IL: 6.3%
Minooka and Seward 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 $121,548±$31kHighest 46% above IL
Seward 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 $346,300±$20kHighest 32% above IL
Seward Township and Minooka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,552±$374Lowest 22% above IL $2,505±$334Highest 97% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,658Lowest 26% above IL $7,736Highest 46% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.8%±37Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±39.6Lowest IL: 47.9%
Minooka and Seward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.6%Lowest IL: 11.8% 7.6%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 95.3%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Lowest 32 yrs newer than IL 2006Highest 35 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 14% above IL 40 minHighest 43% above IL
Work from home 10.2%±3.8Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.9%±6.2Highest IL: 15.9%
Seward 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 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.78Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Joliet (11%)Chicago (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Seward Township3% work in Minooka
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.6 miLowest 12.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.4Highest 8.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#218 of 384 in IL
School district —Minooka CCSD 201
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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