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%

Mountain Township$2,040/mo

Typical home $308K (Census) · tax rate 1.65% · Housing →

Eagle Creek Township$640/mo

Typical home $95K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $1,400 a month, about $16,800 a year, between Mountain Township and Eagle Creek 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

Mountain Township and Eagle Creek Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mountain TownshipEagle Creek Township

Mountain Township ↔ Eagle Creek Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border

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

Mountain TownshipEagle Creek Township

Snow a year3″3″

January low22°F 22°F

July high86°F 86°F

Growing season (days)181d 181d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st 79th

Outdoors & history

Mountain TownshipEagle Creek Township

Trails23 mi 54 mi

Conserved land39.6%27.4%

Community

Mountain TownshipEagle Creek Township

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.

Everything, side by side

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Only big differences vs Illinois average

Mountain TownshipEagle Creek Township

People

Population 262Highest 132Lowest

Median age 54.8±27.8Highest 41% above IL 51.9±24.8Lowest 33% above IL

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

Kids under 18 4.6%±14.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 21.2%±26Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 45%±7Highest IL: 17% 39.4%±30.3Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 27.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13.7%±19.4Highest IL: 6.3% 6.1%±11.2Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $112,841±$73kHighest 35% above IL $86,154±$9kLowest 3% above IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $308,300±$171kHighest 17% above IL $94,600±$18kLowest 64% below IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,095 4% below IL —

Below poverty line 0%Lowest IL: 11.8% 4.5%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% IL: 67.1% 100% IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1998Lowest 27 yrs newer than IL 2001Highest 30 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 39 min 41% above IL —

Work from home 0%±8.6Lowest IL: 15.9% 48.3%±26.7Highest IL: 15.9%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 30.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Highest 0.03Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Harrisburg (30%)Equality Township (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eagle Creek TownshipFew work in Mountain Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 39.6%Highest 27.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 22.5 miLowest 53.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.2Highest

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

Deciding?

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Cottage Township133 people · $113K homes

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Independence Township1,050 people · $169K homes

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Equality Township845 people · $85K homes

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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.

Mountain Township vs Eagle Creek Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,400 more a month in Mountain Township

Mountain Township and Eagle Creek Township share a border

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