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Reading Township vs Eagle Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8× in Reading Township) and home values (+75% in Eagle Township).

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Reading Township, ILA regional job hubLivingston County · 1,722 people
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Eagle Township, ILKnown for its schoolsLaSalle County · 1,530 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.

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 →
Eagle TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 15%of IL districts Health74% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Eagle 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.

Jobs per worker8×
Reading Township is more of a job hub
Reading Township 1.52Eagle Township 0.19
Home values+75%
Homes cost more in Eagle Township
Eagle Township $152,600Reading Township $87,100
Rent+69%
Rent runs higher in Reading Township
Reading Township $1,156Eagle Township $686
Property tax bill+74%
Tax bills are bigger in Eagle Township
Eagle Township $2,092Reading Township $1,202
Average commute10 min
Eagle Township has the shorter commute
Reading Township 27 minEagle Township 18 min
Homeowners+18.8 pts renters
Reading Township has more renters
Eagle Township 98.4%Reading Township 79.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Eagle 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.

Reading Township$560/mo
Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 1.38% · or rent about $1,156/mo · Housing →
Eagle Township$970/mo
Typical home $153K (Census) · tax rate 1.37% · or rent about $686/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Eagle 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

Reading Township and Eagle Township share a border

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

Reading TownshipEagle TownshipReading TownshipEagle Township
Reading Township ↔ Eagle Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
36 Eagle Township residents work in Reading Township (4.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Eagle 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
CReading TownshipBetter than 30% of districts in the state C−Eagle TownshipBetter than 15% of districts in the state
Health
CReading TownshipHealthier than 27% of U.S. towns CEagle TownshipHealthier than 26% 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
Reading TownshipEagle Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low16°F16°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)199d199d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st56th
Outdoors & history
Reading TownshipEagle Township
Trails2 mi4 mi
Conserved land0.1%0.1%
Archive photos1—
Community
Reading TownshipEagle 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.

Reading TownshipEagle Township
People
Population 1,722Highest 1,530Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.1%Highest -5.8%Lowest
Median age 45±10.4Lowest 15% above IL 51.4±12.2Highest 32% above IL
Eagle Township and Reading Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.7%±6.2Lowest IL: 21.8% 18.6%±6.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Eagle Township and Reading Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.1%±6.3Highest IL: 17% 26.9%±8.9Lowest IL: 17%
Reading Township and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.7%Lowest IL: 37.8% 17.2%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±1.8Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.4%±3.9Highest IL: 6.3%
Eagle 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 $54,259±$14kLowest 35% below IL $54,306±$25kHighest 35% below IL
Eagle 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 $87,100±$27kLowest 67% below IL $152,600±$25kHighest 42% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,156±$85Highest 9% below IL $686±$95Lowest 46% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,202Lowest 77% below IL $2,092Highest 61% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.4%±34.6Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Reading Township and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.6%Highest IL: 11.8% 7.3%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 98.4%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Highest 13 yrs older than IL 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the IL average 18 minLowest 36% below IL
Work from home 5.6%±3.2Highest IL: 15.9% 3.7%±3.2Lowest IL: 15.9%
Reading Township and Eagle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 13%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.52Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Streator (24%)Streator (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eagle Township5% work in Reading Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1% 0.1%
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miLowest 4.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.8Lowest 4.5Highest
Schools
School district Woodland CUSD 5Streator ESD 44
High school in town Woodland High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 11.0 —
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Long Point Township457 people · $152K 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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