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Reddick vs Hurricane Township

141 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (27.2× in Reddick) and typical home built (26 yrs in Reddick).

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Reddick, ILA small town of 202Illinois · 202 people
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Hurricane Township, ILA small town of 162Fayette County · 162 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.
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Hurricane TownshipA small town of 162
Quiet strengthsHurricane Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hurricane 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.

Street grid27.2×
Reddick has the more walkable street grid
Reddick 46.3Hurricane Township 1.7
Typical home built26 yrs
Reddick’s homes are older
Hurricane Township 1968Reddick 1942
Property tax bill+31%
Tax bills are bigger in Reddick
Reddick $2,969Hurricane Township $2,261
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
ReddickHurricane Township
Snow a year23″13″
January low14°F19°F
July high84°F85°F
Growing season (days)170d185d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st65th
Outdoors & history
ReddickHurricane Township
Trails—4 mi
Conserved land—4%
Settled1880—
Famous people born here1—
Community
ReddickHurricane 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

141 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ReddickILHurricane TownshipFayette County
Reddick ↔ Hurricane Township141 miles apart
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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.

ReddickHurricane Township
People
Population 202Highest 162Lowest
Median age 32.3±9.4Lowest 17% below IL 33.5±19Highest 14% below IL
Hurricane Township and Reddick 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% 11.1%±20Lowest IL: 21.8%
Reddick and Hurricane Township 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% 11.1%±26.8Lowest IL: 17%
Reddick and Hurricane Township 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% 12.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±3.8Lowest IL: 6.3% 9.9%±16.1Highest IL: 6.3%
Hurricane Township and Reddick 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 $96,429±$72kHighest 16% above IL
Hurricane Township 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±$12k 41% below IL —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$672 12% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,969Highest 44% below IL $2,261Lowest 57% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 83.3%±100 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 7.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 11.7%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Lowest IL: 67.1% 91.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1942Lowest 29 yrs older than IL 1968Highest 3 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest about the IL average 25 minLowest 11% below IL
Work from home 7.7%±7Lowest IL: 15.9% 15%±23.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Hurricane Township and Reddick 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 32.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (14%)Vandalia (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hurricane TownshipFew work in Reddick
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 46.3Highest 1.7Lowest
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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