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Rush Township vs German Valley

32 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (35.2× in German Valley) and typical home built (27 yrs in Rush Township).

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Rush Township, ILA small town of 328Jo Daviess County · 328 people

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German Valley, ILHomes around $229KIllinois · 467 people

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.

Rush TownshipA small town of 328

Quiet strengthsRush Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Rush Township →

German ValleyHomes around $229K

Housing$229K typical home23% below the IL typical home All about German Valley →

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.

Street grid35.2×

German Valley has the more walkable street grid

German Valley 45.8Rush Township 1.3

Typical home built27 yrs

Rush Township’s homes are older

German Valley 1968Rush Township 1941

Average commute7 min

Rush Township has the shorter commute

German Valley 25 minRush Township 18 min

Bachelor’s degree++9.2 pts

More adults in Rush Township have a degree

Rush Township 38.2%German Valley 29%

Property tax bill+17%

Tax bills are bigger in Rush Township

Rush Township $3,186German Valley $2,733

Homeowners+8 pts renters

Rush Township has more renters

German Valley 72%Rush Township 64%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 more a month in German Valley

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.

Down paymentRate%

Rush Township$1,070/mo

Typical home $154K (Census) · tax rate 2.07% · or rent about $1,106/mo · Housing →

German Valley$1,600/mo

Typical home $229K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.10% · or rent about $904/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,300 a year, between German Valley and Rush 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.

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

Rush TownshipGerman Valley

Snow a year36″35″

January low12°F 11°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)165d 169d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th 27th

Outdoors & history

Rush TownshipGerman Valley

Trails56 mi —

Conserved land2.2%—

National Register places2 —

Archive photos—4

Famous people born here—1

Community

Rush TownshipGerman Valley

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

32 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rush TownshipJo Daviess County German ValleyIL

Rush Township ↔ German Valley32 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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

Rush TownshipGerman Valley

People

Population 328Lowest 467Highest

Median age 41.3±3.7Highest 6% above IL 36.4±15.6Lowest 7% below IL

Rush Township and German Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 13.1%±7.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 26.8%±8Highest IL: 21.8%

German Valley and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 20.1%±13Highest IL: 17% 17.3%±7.4Lowest IL: 17%

Rush Township and German Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 29%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±6.4Highest IL: 6.3% 1.9%±1.5Lowest IL: 6.3%

Rush Township and German Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $75,278±$63kHighest 10% below IL $73,661±$10kLowest 12% below IL

Rush Township and German Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $153,800±$43kHighest 42% below IL $130,300±$22kLowest 51% below IL

Rush Township and German Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,106±$63Highest 13% below IL $904±$162Lowest 29% below IL

Rush Township and German Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,186Highest 40% below IL $2,733Lowest 48% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.6%±35.9Lowest IL: 47.9% 27.9%±26.2Highest IL: 47.9%

German Valley and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 12.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 6.6%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 64%Lowest IL: 67.1% 72%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1941Lowest 30 yrs older than IL 1968Highest 3 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 34% below IL 25 minHighest 9% below IL

Work from home 3.4%±4.9Lowest IL: 15.9% 6.7%±4.1Highest IL: 15.9%

German Valley and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 2.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Lowest 0.50Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Stockton (9%)Freeport (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in German ValleyFew work in Rush Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Highest 0.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 55.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 45.8Highest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Rush Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Rush Township’s Town Square.

German Valley neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Rush Township

Thompson Township999 people · $330K homes

Nora Township416 people · $110K homes

Stockton Township2,287 people · $111K homes

Warren Township1,551 people · $104K homes

Towns like Rush Township

Caledonia226 people · $163K homes

Sublette454 people · $138K homes

Malone Township241 people · $223K homes

Cass Township400 people · $121K 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.