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Mount Olive vs Casey

95 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.8× in Casey) and growth since 2010 (+9.2 pts in Mount Olive).

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Mount Olive, ILHomes around $104KIllinois · 1,872 people
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Casey, ILHomes around $136KIllinois · 2,239 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.

Mount OliveHomes around $104K
Housing$104K typical home65% below the IL typical home All about Mount Olive →
CaseyHomes around $136K
Housing$136K typical home54% below the IL typical home Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Casey →
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.

Jobs per worker3.8×
Casey is more of a job hub
Casey 1.13Mount Olive 0.30
Growth since 2010+9.2 pts
Mount Olive has grown faster since 2010
Mount Olive -4%Casey -13.2%
Property tax bill+32%
Tax bills are bigger in Casey
Casey $1,960Mount Olive $1,487
Work in town+16.4 pts
More of Casey’s workers stay in town
Casey 23.4%Mount Olive 7%
Street grid+80%
Mount Olive has the more walkable street grid
Mount Olive 151Casey 84.1
Typical home built19 yrs
Mount Olive’s homes are older
Casey 1969Mount Olive 1950
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Casey

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.

Mount Olive$680/mo
Typical home $104K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.58% · or rent about $734/mo · Housing →
Casey$950/mo
Typical home $136K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.14% · or rent about $713/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Casey and Mount Olive.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Safety
–Mount OliveNot graded B−CaseySafer than 46% of U.S. towns
Health
B−Mount OliveHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns CCaseyHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns
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
Mount OliveCasey
Snow a year14″12″
January low—19°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th51st
Outdoors & history
Mount OliveCasey
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.3%2.4%
National Register places1—
Archive photos51
Famous people born here53
Community
Mount OliveCasey
Library hours a week28 hrs33 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.

Where they are

95 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mount OliveILCaseyIL
Mount Olive ↔ Casey95 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.

Mount OliveCasey
People
Population 1,872Lowest 2,239Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4%Highest -13.2%Lowest
Median age 50.4±5Highest 29% above IL 48.4±6.6Lowest 24% above IL
Mount Olive and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.6%±6Lowest IL: 21.8% 17.8%±3.9Highest IL: 21.8%
Casey and Mount Olive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.5%±5.9Lowest IL: 17% 30.7%±4.3Highest IL: 17%
Casey and Mount Olive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.2%Lowest IL: 37.8% 16.9%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±2.6Highest IL: 6.3% 2%±1.4Lowest IL: 6.3%
Mount Olive and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,625±$14kHighest 33% below IL $48,074±$10kLowest 42% below IL
Mount Olive and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,100±$9kHighest 64% below IL $91,800±$16kLowest 65% below IL
Mount Olive and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $734±$64Highest 42% below IL $713±$181Lowest 44% below IL
Mount Olive and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,487Lowest 72% below IL $1,960Highest 63% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 67.1%±70.3Highest IL: 47.9% 38.6%±14.6Lowest IL: 47.9%
Mount Olive and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.8%Highest IL: 11.8% 12.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 75.3%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 21 yrs older than IL 1969Highest 2 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 8% below IL 30 minHighest 6% above IL
Work from home 3.9%±3.1Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.9%±6.5Highest IL: 15.9%
Casey and Mount Olive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7%Lowest 23.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Lowest 1.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Litchfield (8%)Martinsville (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CaseyFew work in Mount Olive
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 151Highest 84.1Lowest
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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