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Reddick vs Campus

6 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+56% in Reddick) and street grid (2.4× in Campus).

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Reddick, ILA small town of 202Illinois · 202 people
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Campus, ILA small town of 172Illinois · 172 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.

ReddickA small town of 202
Quiet strengthsReddick doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Reddick →
CampusA small town of 172
Quiet strengthsCampus doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Campus →
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.

Property tax bill+56%
Tax bills are bigger in Reddick
Reddick $2,969Campus $1,906
Street grid2.4×
Campus has the more walkable street grid
Campus 110Reddick 46.3
Average commute13 min
Reddick has the shorter commute
Campus 41 minReddick 28 min
Typical home built19 yrs
Reddick’s homes are older
Campus 1961Reddick 1942
Homeowners+8.7 pts renters
Campus has more renters
Reddick 91.3%Campus 82.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $840 more a month in Reddick

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.

Reddick$1,790/mo
Typical home $262K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.92% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →
Campus$960/mo
Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $975/mo · Housing →

The difference: $840 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Reddick and Campus.

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
ReddickCampus
Snow a year23″23″
January low14°F14°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)170d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st54th
Outdoors & history
ReddickCampus
Settled18801839
Famous people born here11
Community
ReddickCampus
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

6 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ReddickCampusReddickCampus
Reddick ↔ Campus5.9 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.

ReddickCampus
People
Population 202Highest 172Lowest
Median age 32.3±9.4Highest 17% below IL 31.3±6.6Lowest 20% below IL
Reddick and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.1%±6Highest IL: 21.8% 27.9%±6.3Lowest IL: 21.8%
Reddick and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.8%±12.4Highest IL: 17% 8.1%±18.8Lowest IL: 17%
Reddick and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.3%Highest IL: 37.8% 11.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±3.8Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±10.7Lowest IL: 6.3%
Reddick and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $84,063±$42kLowest about the IL average $111,406±$8kHighest 34% above IL
Campus and Reddick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $154,500±$12kHighest 41% below IL $152,200±$50kLowest 42% below IL
Reddick and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$672Highest 12% below IL $975±$88Lowest 23% below IL
Reddick and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,969Highest 44% below IL $1,906Lowest 64% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 83.3%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 33.3%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Reddick and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 7.6%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Highest IL: 67.1% 82.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1942Lowest 29 yrs older than IL 1961Highest 10 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest about the IL average 41 minHighest 47% above IL
Work from home 7.7%±7Highest IL: 15.9% 3.1%±4Lowest IL: 15.9%
Reddick and Campus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.16Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (14%)Pontiac (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CampusFew work in Reddick
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 46.3Lowest 110Highest
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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