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Osage Township vs Reading Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.7× in Osage Township) and jobs per worker (6.1× in Reading Township).

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Osage Township, ILA small town of 188LaSalle County · 188 people
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Reading Township, ILA regional job hubLivingston County · 1,722 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 →
Reading TownshipA regional job hub
Work1,202 jobsbased in Reading Township, a regional job hub Health73% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 30%of IL districts All about Reading 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.

Property tax bill2.7×
Tax bills are bigger in Osage Township
Osage Township $3,191Reading Township $1,202
Jobs per worker6.1×
Reading Township is more of a job hub
Reading Township 1.52Osage Township 0.25
Size9.2×
Reading Township is the bigger place
Reading Township 1,722Osage Township 188
Street grid2.2×
Reading Township has the more walkable street grid
Reading Township 3.8Osage Township 1.7
Homeowners+20.4 pts renters
Reading Township has more renters
Osage Township 100%Reading Township 79.6%
Average commute7 min
Osage Township has the shorter commute
Reading Township 27 minOsage Township 20 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $620 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 →
Reading Township$560/mo
Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $1,156/mo · Housing →

The difference: $620 a month, about $7,400 a year, between Osage Township and Reading 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

Osage Township and Reading Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Osage TownshipReading TownshipOsage TownshipReading Township
Osage Township ↔ Reading Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
6 Osage Township residents work in Reading Township (5.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Osage Township →
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.

Schools
–Osage TownshipNot graded CReading TownshipBetter than 30% of districts in the state
Health
–Osage TownshipNot graded CReading TownshipHealthier than 27% 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
Osage TownshipReading Township
Snow a year22″26″
January low15°F16°F
July high86°F88°F
Growing season (days)173d199d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th71st
Outdoors & history
Osage TownshipReading Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%0.1%
Archive photos—1
Community
Osage TownshipReading 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.

Osage TownshipReading Township
People
Population 188Lowest 1,722Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -1.1%
Median age 59±4.9Highest 51% above IL 45±10.4Lowest 15% above IL
Osage Township and Reading 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% 17.7%±6.2Highest IL: 21.8%
Reading Township 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% 32.1%±6.3Highest IL: 17%
Reading Township 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% 11.7%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±8Highest IL: 6.3% 1.8%±1.8Lowest IL: 6.3%
Osage Township and Reading Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,250±$5kHighest 30% below IL $54,259±$14kLowest 35% below IL
Osage Township and Reading 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 $87,100±$27kLowest 67% below IL
Osage Township and Reading Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,156±$85 9% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,191Highest 40% below IL $1,202Lowest 77% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 49.4%±34.6 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 14.4%Lowest IL: 11.8% 16.6%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest IL: 67.1% 79.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1958Highest 13 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 28% below IL 27 minHighest about the IL average
Work from home 17.2%±8.5Highest IL: 15.9% 5.6%±3.2Lowest IL: 15.9%
Osage Township and Reading Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 13%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 1.52Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Streator (14%)Streator (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 6% work in Reading TownshipFew work in Osage Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Lowest 3.8Highest
Schools
School district —Woodland CUSD 5
High school in town —Woodland High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.0
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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Towns like Osage Township

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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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