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%

St. Rose$1,460/mo

Typical home $206K (Census) · tax rate 2.19% · or rent about $979/mo · Housing →

Union$3,030/mo

Typical home $439K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.00% · or rent about $1,692/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,580 a month, about $18,900 a year, between Union and St. Rose.

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

St. RoseUnion

Snow a year10″31″

January low—13°F

July high—84°F

Growing season (days)—166d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th 41st

Outdoors & history

St. RoseUnion

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—0%

Community

St. RoseUnion

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

251 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

St. RoseIL UnionIL

St. Rose ↔ Union251 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

St. RoseUnion

People

Population 593Lowest 624Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -5%

Median age 37.8±4.7Lowest 3% below IL 39±3Highest about the IL average

Union and St. Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 31.2%±6Highest IL: 21.8% 21.8%±3.4Lowest IL: 21.8%

St. Rose and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17.4%±1.9Highest IL: 17% 11.7%±3.3Lowest IL: 17%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22%Highest IL: 37.8% 15.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±1.6Lowest IL: 6.3% 6.9%±4.4Highest IL: 6.3%

Union and St. Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $115,000±$21kHighest 38% above IL $89,844±$30kLowest 8% above IL

St. Rose and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $206,000±$33kLowest 22% below IL $252,200±$26kHighest 4% below IL

Union and St. Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $979±$113Lowest 23% below IL $1,692±$207Highest 33% above IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,512Lowest 15% below IL $5,033Highest 5% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.2%±27.8Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%

St. Rose and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 8.1%Highest IL: 11.8% 7.5%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.7%Lowest IL: 67.1% 87.6%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 13 yrs newer than IL 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 18% below IL 30 minHighest 9% above IL

Work from home 4.8%±2.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 4.9%±4Highest IL: 15.9%

Union and St. Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 7.1%Highest 1.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.01Lowest 5.55Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Highland (7%)Chicago (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UnionFew work in St. Rose

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 39.2Lowest 44.6Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

St. Rose neighborsTown Square →

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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.

St. Rose vs Union

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,580 more a month in Union

What daily life feels like in each

251 miles apart

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