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Somer Township vs Valmeyer

172 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (10.2× in Valmeyer) and jobs per worker (4.4× in Somer Township).

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Somer Township, ILA regional job hubChampaign County · 892 people

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Valmeyer, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 1,090 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.

Somer TownshipA regional job hub

Work626 jobsbased in Somer Township, a regional job hub All about Somer Township →

ValmeyerAn outdoors town

Outdoors36.3% conserved land7.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 78%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Valmeyer →

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 grid10.2×

Valmeyer has the more walkable street grid

Valmeyer 28.6Somer Township 2.8

Jobs per worker4.4×

Somer Township is more of a job hub

Somer Township 1.55Valmeyer 0.35

Growth since 2010+19.7 pts

Valmeyer has grown faster since 2010

Valmeyer -2.4%Somer Township -22.1%

Valmeyer has more miles of trail

Valmeyer 7.2 miSomer Township 2.2 mi

Conserved land+36 pts

Valmeyer has more conserved land

Valmeyer 36.3%Somer Township 0.3%

Average commute11 min

Somer Township has the shorter commute

Valmeyer 28 minSomer Township 18 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Somer Township$1,830/mo

Typical home $278K (Census) · tax rate 1.60% · or rent about $1,113/mo · Housing →

Valmeyer$1,750/mo

Typical home $266K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.61% · or rent about $1,145/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Somer Township and Valmeyer.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–Somer TownshipNot graded C+ValmeyerBetter than 39% of districts in the state

Health

–Somer TownshipNot graded A−ValmeyerHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns

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

Somer TownshipValmeyer

Snow a year21″9″

January low18°F 22°F

July high85°F 88°F

Growing season (days)190d 197d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th 57th

Outdoors & history

Somer TownshipValmeyer

Trails2 mi 7 mi

Conserved land0.3%36.3%

Settled1859 1909

Community

Somer TownshipValmeyer

Library hours a week—34 hrs

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

172 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Somer TownshipChampaign County ValmeyerIL

Somer Township ↔ Valmeyer172 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

Somer TownshipValmeyer

People

Population 892Lowest 1,090Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -22.1%Lowest -2.4%Highest

Median age 45.9±21.7Highest 18% above IL 45.7±6.8Lowest 17% above IL

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

Kids under 18 15%±7.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 16.3%±4.2Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 25.6%±5.1Highest IL: 17% 19.4%±4.3Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.2%Lowest IL: 37.8% 24%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±2.1Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.3%±1.5Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $103,793±$55kHighest 24% above IL $94,821±$23kLowest 14% above IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $278,000±$102kHighest 6% above IL $223,200±$14kLowest 15% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,113±$62Lowest 13% below IL $1,145±$172Highest 10% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,441Highest 16% below IL $3,592Lowest 32% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 72.9%±48.4Highest IL: 47.9% 17.5%±33Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 18.8%Highest IL: 11.8% 4.8%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.6%Highest IL: 67.1% 79.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 6 yrs newer than IL 2000Highest 29 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 37% below IL 28 minHighest about the IL average

Work from home 5.7%±3.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 14.1%±5.2Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.55Highest 0.35Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Champaign (40%)Waterloo (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ValmeyerFew work in Somer Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 36.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miLowest 7.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 2.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Lowest 28.6Highest

Schools

School district —Valmeyer CUSD 3

High school in town —Valmeyer High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 9.6

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.

Somer Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Somer Township

Urbana39,341 people · $185K homes

Cunningham Township39,341 people · $185K homes

Champaign89,996 people · $211K homes

Champaign City Township89,996 people · $211K homes

Towns like Somer Township

Newark1,138 people · $241K homes

Vienna Township600 people · $212K homes

Menominee Township767 people · $202K homes

Albers1,280 people · $210K homes

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.