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Suez Township vs Newman

165 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (62.4× in Newman) and jobs per worker (23× in Newman).

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Suez Township, ILA small town of 722Mercer County · 722 people
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Newman, ILHomes around $105KIllinois · 882 people
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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.

Suez TownshipA small town of 722
Quiet strengthsSuez Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Suez Township →
NewmanHomes around $105K
Housing$105K typical home65% below the IL typical home All about Newman →
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 grid62.4×
Newman has the more walkable street grid
Newman 119Suez Township 1.9
Jobs per worker23×
Newman is more of a job hub
Newman 0.46Suez Township 0.02
Growth since 2010+17.2 pts
Suez Township has grown faster since 2010
Suez Township +7.1%Newman -10.1%
Property tax bill+63%
Tax bills are bigger in Suez Township
Suez Township $2,564Newman $1,576
Work from home+9.3 pts
More people work from home in Suez Township
Suez Township 11.3%Newman 2%
Average commute9 min
Suez Township has the shorter commute
Newman 38 minSuez Township 29 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Suez Township

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.

Suez Township$840/mo
Typical home $119K (Census) · tax rate 2.15% · or rent about $954/mo · Housing →
Newman$690/mo
Typical home $105K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.55% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Suez Township and Newman.

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
Suez TownshipNewman
Snow a year22″18″
January low13°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)181d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th83rd
Outdoors & history
Suez TownshipNewman
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled1853—
Community
Suez TownshipNewman
Library hours a week—30 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

165 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Suez TownshipMercer CountyNewmanIL
Suez Township ↔ Newman165 miles apart
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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.

Suez TownshipNewman
People
Population 722Lowest 882Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.1%Highest -10.1%Lowest
Median age 55.5±10.3Lowest 42% above IL 56±9.9Highest 44% above IL
Newman and Suez Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.6%±5.4Highest IL: 21.8% 13.4%±2.4Lowest IL: 21.8%
Suez Township and Newman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.6%±6.8Lowest IL: 17% 35.1%±9.1Highest IL: 17%
Newman and Suez Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.5%Highest IL: 37.8% 17.7%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±3.2 IL: 6.3% 3.3%±3 IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,143±$32kHighest 5% above IL $75,373±$12kLowest 10% below IL
Suez Township and Newman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $119,400±$11kHighest 55% below IL $101,900±$13kLowest 61% below IL
Suez Township and Newman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $954±$21Highest 25% below IL $775±$264Lowest 39% below IL
Suez Township and Newman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,564Highest 52% below IL $1,576Lowest 70% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 72.2%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 18.4%±61Lowest IL: 47.9%
Suez Township and Newman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.9%Lowest IL: 11.8% 11%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 88.8%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1958Highest 13 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 5% above IL 38 minHighest 37% above IL
Work from home 11.3%±6.3Highest IL: 15.9% 2%±2.3Lowest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 6.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 26.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.46Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Aledo (14%)Champaign (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NewmanFew work in Suez Township
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 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Lowest 119Highest
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.

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