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Rector Township vs Long Branch Township

Next-door neighbors in Saline County. The biggest differences: median age (25.9 yrs in Long Branch Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+45.9 pts in Rector Township).

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Rector Township, ILA small town of 48Saline County · 48 people
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Long Branch Township, ILA small town of 244Saline County · 244 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.

Rector TownshipA small town of 48
Quiet strengthsRector Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rector Township →
Long Branch TownshipA small town of 244
Quiet strengthsLong Branch Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Long Branch 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.

Median age25.9 yrs
Long Branch Township skews older
Long Branch Township 58.5Rector Township 32.6
Bachelor’s degree++45.9 pts
More adults in Rector Township have a degree
Rector Township 100%Long Branch Township 54.1%
Jobs per worker3.5×
Rector Township is more of a job hub
Rector Township 0.77Long Branch Township 0.22
Size5.1×
Long Branch Township is the bigger place
Long Branch Township 244Rector Township 48
Homeowners+24.5 pts renters
Long Branch Township has more renters
Rector Township 100%Long Branch Township 75.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Rector Township and Long Branch Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rector TownshipLong Branch TownshipRector TownshipLong Branch Township
Rector Township ↔ Long Branch Township6.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Rector TownshipLong Branch Township
Snow a year13″13″
January low22°F22°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)190d190d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th76th
Outdoors & history
Rector TownshipLong Branch Township
Trails3 mi4 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Rector TownshipLong Branch 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.

Rector TownshipLong Branch Township
People
Population 48Lowest 244Highest
Median age 32.6±0.4Lowest 16% below IL 58.5±18.6Highest 50% above IL
Kids under 18 27.1%±72Highest IL: 21.8% 7.4%±15Lowest IL: 21.8%
Rector Township and Long Branch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±93.8Lowest IL: 17% 41.4%±19.1Highest IL: 17%
Long Branch Township and Rector Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 100%Highest IL: 37.8% 54.1%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 35.4%±25.3Highest IL: 6.3% 3.3%±7.4Lowest IL: 6.3%
Rector Township and Long Branch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $254,500±$97k 3% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,909 26% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±70.7 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest IL: 11.8% 11.1%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest IL: 67.1% 75.5%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1984 13 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 16 min 43% below IL
Work from home 0%±37.1 IL: 15.9% 0%±14.6 IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.77Highest 0.22Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Eldorado (23%)Harrisburg (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Long Branch TownshipFew work in Rector Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miLowest 3.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 2.4Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Rector Township

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East Eldorado Township5,289 people · $88K 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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