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Parker Township vs Murdock Township

31 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.3× in Murdock Township) and typical home built (26 yrs in Parker Township).

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Parker Township, ILA small town of 370Clark County · 370 people
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Murdock Township, ILA small town of 303Douglas County · 303 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.

Parker TownshipA small town of 370
Quiet strengthsParker Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Parker Township →
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 →
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.

Trails5.3×
Murdock Township has more miles of trail
Murdock Township 2.1 miParker Township 0.4 mi
Typical home built26 yrs
Parker Township’s homes are older
Murdock Township 1964Parker Township 1938
Jobs per worker2×
Murdock Township is more of a job hub
Murdock Township 0.26Parker Township 0.13
Street grid+47%
Murdock Township has the more walkable street grid
Murdock Township 2.8Parker Township 1.9
★ What stands out · 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.

Parker Township$740/mo
Typical home $116K (Census) · tax rate 1.33% · Housing →
Murdock Township$760/mo
Typical home $113K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · 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
Parker TownshipMurdock Township
Snow a year12″18″
January low19°F—
July high88°F—
Growing season (days)187d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th83rd
Outdoors & history
Parker TownshipMurdock Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0%
Community
Parker TownshipMurdock 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.

Where they are

31 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Parker TownshipClark CountyMurdock TownshipDouglas County
Parker Township ↔ Murdock Township31 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.

Parker TownshipMurdock Township
People
Population 370Highest 303Lowest
Median age 33.8±19.6Highest 13% below IL 31.9±4.7Lowest 18% below IL
Parker Township and Murdock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13%±11.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 30.4%±10.1Highest IL: 21.8%
Murdock Township and Parker Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.7%±9.5Highest IL: 17% 0%±14.9Lowest IL: 17%
Parker Township and Murdock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.3%Highest IL: 37.8% 21%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±3.8Lowest IL: 6.3% 4%±5.7Highest IL: 6.3%
Murdock Township and Parker Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,641±$13kHighest 8% below IL $66,481±$19kLowest 20% below IL
Parker 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 $116,300±$32kHighest 56% below IL $112,800±$25kLowest 57% below IL
Parker Township and Murdock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,545 71% below IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 3.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 12.9%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest IL: 67.1% 94.3%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1964Highest 7 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 8% below IL 23 minLowest 16% below IL
Work from home 5.3%±5.6Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±9Lowest IL: 15.9%
Parker 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 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.26Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Casey (16%)Arcola (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Murdock TownshipFew work in Parker Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 2.1 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 1.9Lowest 2.8Highest
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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