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Sumner Township vs Wallace Township

61 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+16.8 pts in Sumner Township) and average commute (8 min in Wallace Township).

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Sumner Township, ILA small town of 812Kankakee County · 812 people
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Wallace Township, ILA small town of 623LaSalle County · 623 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 →
Wallace TownshipA small town of 623
Quiet strengthsWallace Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wallace Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Work from home+16.8 pts
More people work from home in Sumner Township
Sumner Township 19.2%Wallace Township 2.4%
Average commute8 min
Wallace Township has the shorter commute
Sumner Township 27 minWallace Township 20 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Sumner 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.

Sumner Township$2,110/mo
Typical home $319K (Census) · tax rate 1.65% · or rent about $1,174/mo · Housing →
Wallace Township$1,710/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 1.94% · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Sumner Township and Wallace 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.

Schools
–Sumner TownshipNot graded B−Wallace TownshipBetter than 52% of districts in the state
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 TownshipWallace Township
Snow a year29″24″
January low—15°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—183d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th29th
Outdoors & history
Sumner TownshipWallace Township
Settled1855—
Community
Sumner TownshipWallace Township
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

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sumner TownshipKankakee CountyWallace TownshipLaSalle County
Sumner Township ↔ Wallace Township61 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 TownshipWallace Township
People
Population 812Highest 623Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8% —
Median age 32.6±8.7Lowest 16% below IL 32.7±7.7Highest 16% below IL
Wallace Township 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% 32.7%±6.8Lowest IL: 21.8%
Sumner Township and Wallace Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.5%±3.8Highest IL: 17% 13.6%±6.1Lowest IL: 17%
Sumner Township and Wallace 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%Lowest IL: 37.8% 22.9%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±2Lowest IL: 6.3% 1.9%±2.7Highest IL: 6.3%
Wallace Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $102,679±$16kLowest 23% above IL $102,917±$50kHighest 23% above IL
Wallace Township and Sumner Township 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 $249,600±$77kLowest 5% below IL
Sumner Township and Wallace Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,174±$252 8% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,270Highest about the IL average $4,833Lowest 9% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28%±93.5Lowest IL: 47.9% 66.7%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Wallace Township and Sumner Township 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% 4%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.4%Lowest IL: 67.1% 95.7%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest same as IL 1968Lowest 3 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the IL average 20 minLowest 30% below IL
Work from home 19.2%±12.9Highest IL: 15.9% 2.4%±3Lowest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 3%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 25.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grant Park (9%)Ottawa (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wallace TownshipFew work in Sumner 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 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.4Highest
Schools
School district —Wallace CCSD 195
High school in town —None in town
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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