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Murdock Township vs Bowdre Township

Next-door neighbors in Douglas County. The biggest differences: age 65+ (+27 pts in Bowdre Township) and median age (14.3 yrs in Bowdre Township).

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Murdock Township, ILA small town of 303Douglas County · 303 people
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Bowdre Township, ILA small town of 656Douglas County · 656 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.

Murdock TownshipA small town of 303
Quiet strengthsMurdock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Murdock Township →
Bowdre TownshipA small town of 656
Quiet strengthsBowdre Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bowdre 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.

Age 65++27 pts
Bowdre Township has more people 65 and up
Bowdre Township 27%Murdock Township 0%
Median age14.3 yrs
Bowdre Township skews older
Bowdre Township 46.2Murdock Township 31.9
Jobs per worker2.4×
Murdock Township is more of a job hub
Murdock Township 0.26Bowdre Township 0.11
Trails+75%
Murdock Township has more miles of trail
Murdock Township 2.1 miBowdre Township 1.2 mi
Typical home built15 yrs
Bowdre Township’s homes are older
Murdock Township 1964Bowdre Township 1949
Size2.2×
Bowdre Township is the bigger place
Bowdre Township 656Murdock Township 303
★ What stands out · Where they are

Murdock Township and Bowdre Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Murdock TownshipBowdre TownshipMurdock TownshipBowdre Township
Murdock Township ↔ Bowdre Township9.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Murdock Township$760/mo
Typical home $113K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Bowdre Township$730/mo
Typical home $110K (Census) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $954/mo · 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
Murdock TownshipBowdre Township
Snow a year18″18″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd83rd
Outdoors & history
Murdock TownshipBowdre Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0.5%
Community
Murdock TownshipBowdre Township
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.

Murdock TownshipBowdre Township
People
Population 303Lowest 656Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -7.2%
Median age 31.9±4.7Lowest 18% below IL 46.2±6.4Highest 18% above IL
Kids under 18 30.4%±10.1Highest IL: 21.8% 19.7%±4.6Lowest IL: 21.8%
Murdock Township and Bowdre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±14.9Lowest IL: 17% 27%±3.1Highest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21%Highest IL: 37.8% 18.7%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±5.7Highest IL: 6.3% 2.1%±1.9Lowest IL: 6.3%
Murdock Township and Bowdre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,481±$19kLowest 20% below IL $67,321±$20kHighest 19% below IL
Bowdre Township and Murdock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $112,800±$25kHighest 57% below IL $110,400±$21kLowest 58% below IL
Murdock Township and Bowdre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $954±$110 25% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,866 65% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 14.3%±53.7Lowest IL: 47.9%
Murdock Township and Bowdre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.9%Highest IL: 11.8% 3.5%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.3%Highest IL: 67.1% 86.8%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 7 yrs older than IL 1949Lowest 22 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 16% below IL 26 minHighest 6% below IL
Work from home 0%±9Lowest IL: 15.9% 3.3%±2.7Highest IL: 15.9%
Bowdre Township and Murdock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Arcola (10%)Champaign (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bowdre TownshipFew work in Murdock Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Highest 2.5Lowest
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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