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Sumner Township vs Forest View

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (18.5× in Forest View) and jobs per worker (16.6× in Forest View).

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Sumner Township, ILA small town of 812Kankakee County · 812 people
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Forest View, ILA regional job hubIllinois · 1,174 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.

Sumner TownshipA small town of 812
Quiet strengthsSumner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sumner Township →
Forest ViewA regional job hub
Work1,715 jobsbased in Forest View, a regional job hub All about Forest View →
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 grid18.5×
Forest View has the more walkable street grid
Forest View 24.1Sumner Township 1.3
Jobs per worker16.6×
Forest View is more of a job hub
Forest View 4.48Sumner Township 0.27
Growth since 2010+21.5 pts
Forest View has grown faster since 2010
Forest View +13.5%Sumner Township -8%
Home values+22%
Homes cost more in Sumner Township
Sumner Township $318,900Forest View $260,500
Typical home built16 yrs
Forest View’s homes are older
Sumner Township 1971Forest View 1955
Property tax bill+20%
Tax bills are bigger in Forest View
Forest View $6,307Sumner Township $5,270
★ 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.

Sumner Township$2,110/mo
Typical home $319K (Census) · tax rate 1.65% · or rent about $1,174/mo · Housing →
Forest View$2,220/mo
Typical home $306K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.42% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Forest View and Sumner 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.

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.

Health
–Sumner TownshipNot graded B−Forest ViewHealthier than 46% 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
Sumner TownshipForest View
Snow a year29″39″
January low—20°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—203d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th73rd
Outdoors & history
Sumner TownshipForest View
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.6%
Settled18551924
Community
Sumner TownshipForest View
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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sumner TownshipKankakee CountyForest ViewIL
Sumner Township ↔ Forest View39 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.

Sumner TownshipForest View
People
Population 812Lowest 1,174Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8%Lowest +13.5%Highest
Median age 32.6±8.7Lowest 16% below IL 33.6±8.6Highest 14% below IL
Forest View and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.1%±7.4Highest IL: 21.8% 33.6%±7.5Lowest IL: 21.8%
Sumner Township and Forest View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.5%±3.8Lowest IL: 17% 16.6%±1.7Highest IL: 17%
Forest View and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.7%Highest IL: 37.8% 16%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±2Lowest IL: 6.3% 6%±2.2Highest IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $102,679±$16kHighest 23% above IL $89,702±$31kLowest 8% above IL
Sumner Township and Forest View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $318,900±$39kHighest 21% above IL $260,500±$19kLowest about the IL average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,174±$252 8% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,270Lowest about the IL average $6,307Highest 19% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28%±93.5Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Sumner Township and Forest View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.3%Highest IL: 11.8% 0.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.4%Lowest IL: 67.1% 98.5%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest same as IL 1955Lowest 16 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the IL average 25 minLowest 9% below IL
Work from home 19.2%±12.9Highest IL: 15.9% 11.9%±6.5Lowest IL: 15.9%
Sumner Township and Forest View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3%Highest 2.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 4.48Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grant Park (9%)Chicago (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Forest ViewFew work in Sumner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.6%Highest
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 1.3Lowest 24.1Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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