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Osage Township vs Holcomb

70 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (179.8× in Holcomb) and jobs per worker (4.8× in Holcomb).

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Osage Township, ILA small town of 188LaSalle County · 188 people
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Holcomb, ILA small town of 152Illinois · 152 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.

Osage TownshipA small town of 188
Quiet strengthsOsage Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Osage Township →
HolcombA small town of 152
Quiet strengthsHolcomb doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Holcomb →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid179.8×
Holcomb has the more walkable street grid
Holcomb 306Osage Township 1.7
Jobs per worker4.8×
Holcomb is more of a job hub
Holcomb 1.20Osage Township 0.25
Average commute9 min
Osage Township has the shorter commute
Holcomb 29 minOsage Township 20 min
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Osage Township
Osage Township $3,191Holcomb $2,583
Homeowners+9.1 pts renters
Holcomb has more renters
Osage Township 100%Holcomb 90.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Osage Township

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.

Osage Township$1,170/mo
Typical home $173K (Census) · tax rate 1.84% · Housing →
Holcomb$900/mo
Typical home $131K (Census) · tax rate 1.98% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Osage Township and Holcomb.

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
Osage TownshipHolcomb
Snow a year22″37″
January low15°F15°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)173d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th44th
Outdoors & history
Osage TownshipHolcomb
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled—1876
Community
Osage TownshipHolcomb
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

70 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Osage TownshipLaSalle CountyHolcombIL
Osage Township ↔ Holcomb70 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.

Osage TownshipHolcomb
People
Population 188Highest 152Lowest
Median age 59±4.9Lowest 51% above IL 59.9±7.9Highest 54% above IL
Holcomb and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±19.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 12.5%±20.2Highest IL: 21.8%
Holcomb and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.7%±22.7Lowest IL: 17% 31.6%±21.7Highest IL: 17%
Holcomb and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.5%Highest IL: 37.8% 14.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±8Highest IL: 6.3% 2%±9.4Lowest IL: 6.3%
Osage Township and Holcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,250±$5kLowest 30% below IL $68,125±$20kHighest 18% below IL
Holcomb and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $173,200±$92kHighest 34% below IL $130,600±$20kLowest 50% below IL
Osage Township and Holcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $850±$436 33% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,191Highest 40% below IL $2,583Lowest 51% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 33.3%±100 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 14.4%Lowest IL: 11.8% 21.7%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest IL: 67.1% 90.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 33 yrs older than IL 1938 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 28% below IL 29 minHighest 3% above IL
Work from home 17.2%±8.5Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±21Lowest IL: 15.9%
Osage Township and Holcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 1.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Streator (14%)Rockford (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HolcombFew work in Osage Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Lowest 306Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Osage Township

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Evans Township1,467 people · $142K homes
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Groveland Township486 people · $89K homes
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Reading Township1,722 people · $87K 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.

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