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

85 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SidellIL Audubon TownshipMontgomery County

Sidell ↔ Audubon Township85 miles apart

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Only big differences vs Illinois average

SidellAudubon Township

People

Population 440Highest 354Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -20.7%Lowest -6.5%Highest

Median age 54.5±5.6Highest 40% above IL 53.4±9.8Lowest 37% above IL

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

Kids under 18 19.5%±5.8Highest IL: 21.8% 16.1%±9.6Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 26.6%±3.7Lowest IL: 17% 33.1%±3.7Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.9%Lowest IL: 37.8% 9%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±3.9Lowest IL: 6.3% 5.9%±5.8Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $62,500±$15kHighest 25% below IL $60,972±$31kLowest 27% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $79,700±$10k 70% below IL —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $675±$88 47% below IL —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,330 75% below IL —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 10%±100 IL: 47.9% —

Below poverty line 8.9%Lowest IL: 11.8% 12.1%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 94.8%Lowest IL: 67.1% 99.5%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1979Highest 8 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 6% above IL 21 minLowest 24% below IL

Work from home 5.4%±6.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 8%±7.7Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 1.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Highest 0.13Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Danville (19%)Nokomis (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Audubon TownshipFew work in Sidell

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.0Highest 2.2Lowest

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.

Sidell vs Audubon Township

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