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Owego Township vs Wallace Township

42 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.4× in Wallace Township) and average commute (6 min in Wallace Township).

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Owego Township, ILA small town of 391Livingston County · 391 people
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Wallace Township, ILA small town of 623LaSalle County · 623 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.

Owego TownshipA small town of 391
Quiet strengthsOwego Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Owego Township →
Wallace TownshipA small town of 623
Quiet strengthsWallace Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wallace Township →
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.

Jobs per worker5.4×
Wallace Township is more of a job hub
Wallace Township 0.38Owego Township 0.07
Average commute6 min
Wallace Township has the shorter commute
Owego Township 25 minWallace Township 20 min
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Owego Township
Owego Township $5,750Wallace Township $4,833
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Owego 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.

Owego Township$2,290/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 1.66% · Housing →
Wallace Township$1,710/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 1.94% · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Owego Township and Wallace 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.

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
–Owego TownshipNot graded B−Wallace TownshipBetter than 52% of districts in the state
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
Owego TownshipWallace Township
Snow a year25″24″
January low17°F15°F
July high84°F83°F
Growing season (days)191d183d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd29th
Community
Owego TownshipWallace Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Owego TownshipLivingston CountyWallace TownshipLaSalle County
Owego Township ↔ Wallace Township42 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.

Owego TownshipWallace Township
People
Population 391Lowest 623Highest
Median age 32.9±25.7Highest 16% below IL 32.7±7.7Lowest 16% below IL
Owego Township and Wallace Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.2%±11.2Lowest IL: 21.8% 32.7%±6.8Highest IL: 21.8%
Wallace Township and Owego Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 3.8%±8.3Lowest IL: 17% 13.6%±6.1Highest IL: 17%
Wallace Township and Owego Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Lowest IL: 37.8% 22.9%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.7Lowest IL: 6.3% 1.9%±2.7Highest IL: 6.3%
Wallace Township and Owego Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $136,189±$22kHighest 63% above IL $102,917±$50kLowest 23% above IL
Owego Township and Wallace Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $346,100±$64kHighest 31% above IL $249,600±$77kLowest 5% below IL
Owego Township and Wallace Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,750Highest 9% above IL $4,833Lowest 9% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 66.7%±100 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 21.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 4%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest IL: 67.1% 95.7%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968 3 yrs older than IL 1968 3 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 10% below IL 20 minLowest 30% below IL
Work from home 1%±1.4Lowest IL: 15.9% 2.4%±3Highest IL: 15.9%
Wallace Township and Owego Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fairbury (16%)Ottawa (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wallace TownshipFew work in Owego Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 1.3Lowest 1.4Highest
Schools
School district —Wallace CCSD 195
High school in town —None in town
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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