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Stratton Township vs Lostant

130 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (23.7× in Lostant) and trails (8.5× in Stratton Township).

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Stratton Township, ILA small town of 493Edgar County · 493 people

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Lostant, ILHomes around $185KIllinois · 407 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.

Stratton TownshipA small town of 493

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

All about Stratton Township →

LostantHomes around $185K

Housing$185K typical home38% below the IL typical home All about Lostant →

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 grid23.7×

Lostant has the more walkable street grid

Lostant 49.8Stratton Township 2.1

Stratton Township has more miles of trail

Stratton Township 1.7 miLostant 0.2 mi

Jobs per worker4.3×

Lostant is more of a job hub

Lostant 0.52Stratton Township 0.12

Property tax bill+76%

Tax bills are bigger in Lostant

Lostant $2,621Stratton Township $1,489

Average commute8 min

Stratton Township has the shorter commute

Lostant 25 minStratton Township 17 min

Typical home built16 yrs

Lostant’s homes are older

Stratton Township 1972Lostant 1956

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $640 more a month in Lostant

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%

Stratton Township$730/mo

Typical home $117K (Census) · tax rate 1.28% · Housing →

Lostant$1,380/mo

Typical home $185K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.62% · or rent about $1,018/mo · Housing →

The difference: $640 a month, about $7,700 a year, between Lostant and Stratton 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

Stratton TownshipLostant

Snow a year15″18″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th 30th

Outdoors & history

Stratton TownshipLostant

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1856 1861

Community

Stratton TownshipLostant

Library hours a week—24 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

130 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Stratton TownshipEdgar County LostantIL

Stratton Township ↔ Lostant130 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

Stratton TownshipLostant

People

Population 493Highest 407Lowest

Median age 40.3±22Highest 3% above IL 38.1±8.9Lowest about the IL average

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

Kids under 18 36.3%±11.7Highest IL: 21.8% 25.1%±5.7Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 23.7%±15.3Highest IL: 17% 17%±3.2Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.6%Highest IL: 37.8% 16.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±3Lowest IL: 6.3% 6.9%±4.2Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $67,454±$47kHighest 19% below IL $65,417±$13kLowest 22% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $116,500±$34kHighest 56% below IL $100,000±$9kLowest 62% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,018±$177 20% below IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,489Lowest 72% below IL $2,621Highest 51% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 34.6%±31Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 3%Lowest IL: 11.8% 10.8%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82%Highest IL: 67.1% 80.7%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 1 yr newer than IL 1956Lowest 15 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 37% below IL 25 minHighest 10% below IL

Work from home 7.5%±8.1Lowest IL: 15.9% 8.6%±5.5Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 1.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.52Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Paris (30%)Peru (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LostantFew work in Stratton Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Lowest 49.8Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Stratton Township neighborsTown Square →

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Lostant neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Stratton Township

Elbridge Township520 people · $141K homes

Hunter Township350 people · $243K homes

Paris Township9,022 people · $91K homes

Symmes Township849 people · $181K homes

Towns like Stratton Township

Bismarck507 people · $115K homes

Cullom471 people · $101K homes

Corwin Township452 people · $138K homes

Sheridan Township430 people · $106K 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.