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Suez Township vs Tunbridge Township

106 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.5× in Tunbridge Township) and average commute (9 min in Tunbridge Township).

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Suez Township, ILA small town of 722Mercer County · 722 people

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Tunbridge Township, ILA small town of 815De Witt County · 815 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.

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 →

Tunbridge TownshipA small town of 815

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

All about Tunbridge Township →

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.

Jobs per worker4.5×

Tunbridge Township is more of a job hub

Tunbridge Township 0.09Suez Township 0.02

Average commute9 min

Tunbridge Township has the shorter commute

Suez Township 29 minTunbridge Township 20 min

Typical home built25 yrs

Suez Township’s homes are older

Tunbridge Township 1963Suez Township 1938

Growth since 2010+8.3 pts

Suez Township has grown faster since 2010

Suez Township +7.1%Tunbridge Township -1.2%

Property tax bill+16%

Tax bills are bigger in Suez Township

Suez Township $2,564Tunbridge Township $2,208

Street grid+42%

Tunbridge Township has the more walkable street grid

Tunbridge Township 2.7Suez Township 1.9

★ 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%

Suez Township$840/mo

Typical home $119K (Census) · tax rate 2.15% · or rent about $954/mo · Housing →

Tunbridge Township$830/mo

Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 1.79% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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 TownshipTunbridge Township

Snow a year22″19″

January low13°F —

July high85°F —

Growing season (days)181d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th 49th

Outdoors & history

Suez TownshipTunbridge Township

Settled1853 1858

Community

Suez TownshipTunbridge Township

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

106 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Suez TownshipMercer County Tunbridge TownshipDe Witt County

Suez Township ↔ Tunbridge Township106 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

Suez TownshipTunbridge Township

People

Population 722Lowest 815Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.1%Highest -1.2%Lowest

Median age 55.5±10.3Highest 42% above IL 54.2±7.4Lowest 39% above IL

Suez Township and Tunbridge 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% 10.6%±5.5Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 27.6%±6.8Highest IL: 17% 19.8%±5.7Lowest IL: 17%

Suez Township and Tunbridge 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% 22.2%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±3.2Highest IL: 6.3% 0.6%±1.7Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $87,143±$32kHighest 5% above IL $80,625±$57kLowest 3% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $119,400±$11kLowest 55% below IL $123,500±$64kHighest 53% below IL

Tunbridge Township and Suez Township 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 $825±$256Lowest 35% below IL

Suez Township and Tunbridge Township 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 $2,208Lowest 58% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 72.2%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 69.2%±94.6Lowest IL: 47.9%

Suez Township and Tunbridge Township 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% 5.2%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 95%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1963Highest 8 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 5% above IL 20 minLowest 27% below IL

Work from home 11.3%±6.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 14.7%±10.4Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.09Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Aledo (14%)Clinton (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tunbridge TownshipFew work in Suez Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Lowest 2.7Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Suez Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Suez Township

Greene Township1,391 people · $136K homes

Spring Grove Township1,200 people · $110K homes

Ohio Grove Township365 people · $253K homes

North Henderson Township361 people · $105K homes

Towns like Suez Township

Sadorus Township794 people · $154K homes

Gifford822 people · $171K homes

Newman882 people · $102K homes

Sigel Township726 people · $167K 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.