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Omaha Township vs Rector Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+91 pts in Rector Township) and size (7.7× in Omaha Township).

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Omaha Township, ILA small town of 369Gallatin County · 369 people
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Rector Township, ILA small town of 48Saline County · 48 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.

Omaha TownshipA small town of 369
Quiet strengthsOmaha Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Rector TownshipA small town of 48
Quiet strengthsRector Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rector 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Omaha Township and Rector Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Omaha TownshipRector TownshipOmaha TownshipRector Township
Omaha Township ↔ Rector Township5.8 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
Omaha TownshipRector Township
Snow a year12″13″
January low21°F22°F
July high88°F89°F
Growing season (days)183d190d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th76th
Outdoors & history
Omaha TownshipRector Township
Trails8 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Archive photos5—
Community
Omaha TownshipRector 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.

Omaha TownshipRector Township
People
Population 369Highest 48Lowest
Median age 37.6±17Highest 4% below IL 32.6±0.4Lowest 16% below IL
Omaha Township and Rector Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±6.4Lowest IL: 21.8% 27.1%±72Highest IL: 21.8%
Rector Township and Omaha Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.2%±7.2Highest IL: 17% 0%±93.8Lowest IL: 17%
Omaha Township and Rector Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9%Lowest IL: 37.8% 100%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.8%±6.7Lowest IL: 6.3% 35.4%±25.3Highest IL: 6.3%
Rector Township and Omaha Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $88,900±$41k 66% below IL —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,326±$426 4% above IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,315 75% below IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 87.5%±74.6 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 10%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 100%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953 18 yrs older than IL —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 min 6% above IL —
Work from home 3%±2.6Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±37.1Lowest IL: 15.9%
Omaha Township and Rector Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Lowest 0.77Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Harrisburg (6%)Eldorado (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rector TownshipFew work in Omaha Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 7.5 miHighest 3.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.8Highest 1.8Lowest
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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