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Tilton vs Casey

58 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+74% in Casey) and trails (3× in Casey).

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Tilton, ILHomes around $84KIllinois · 2,453 people
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Casey, ILHomes around $136KIllinois · 2,239 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.

TiltonHomes around $84K
Housing$84K typical home72% below the IL typical home Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 14%of U.S. towns we grade All about Tilton →
CaseyHomes around $136K
Housing$136K typical home54% below the IL typical home Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Casey →
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.

Property tax bill+74%
Tax bills are bigger in Casey
Casey $1,960Tilton $1,125
Trails3×
Casey has more miles of trail
Casey 0.3 miTilton 0.1 mi
Average commute13 min
Tilton has the shorter commute
Casey 30 minTilton 16 min
Growth since 2010+10.9 pts
Tilton has grown faster since 2010
Tilton -2.3%Casey -13.2%
Work in town+17.6 pts
More of Casey’s workers stay in town
Casey 23.4%Tilton 5.8%
Street grid+79%
Casey has the more walkable street grid
Casey 84.1Tilton 46.9
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Casey

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.

Tilton$550/mo
Typical home $84K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.60% · or rent about $877/mo · Housing →
Casey$950/mo
Typical home $136K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.14% · or rent about $713/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Casey and Tilton.

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.

Safety
DTiltonSafer than 14% of U.S. towns B−CaseySafer than 46% of U.S. towns
Health
DTiltonHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns CCaseyHealthier than 33% 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
TiltonCasey
Snow a year15″12″
January low—19°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th51st
Outdoors & history
TiltonCasey
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land5.8%2.4%
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—3
Community
TiltonCasey
Library hours a week—33 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

58 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TiltonILCaseyIL
Tilton ↔ Casey58 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.

TiltonCasey
People
Population 2,453Highest 2,239Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.3%Highest -13.2%Lowest
Median age 48.3±6.6Lowest 24% above IL 48.4±6.6Highest 24% above IL
Casey and Tilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.9%±4.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 17.8%±3.9Highest IL: 21.8%
Casey and Tilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.9%±4.4Lowest IL: 17% 30.7%±4.3Highest IL: 17%
Casey and Tilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.8%Lowest IL: 37.8% 16.9%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±2.2Highest IL: 6.3% 2%±1.4Lowest IL: 6.3%
Tilton and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,697±$14kHighest 33% below IL $48,074±$10kLowest 42% below IL
Tilton and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $70,400±$17kLowest 73% below IL $91,800±$16kHighest 65% below IL
Casey and Tilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $877±$144Highest 31% below IL $713±$181Lowest 44% below IL
Tilton and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,125Lowest 79% below IL $1,960Highest 63% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.6%±24.2Highest IL: 47.9% 38.6%±14.6Lowest IL: 47.9%
Tilton and Casey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.3%Highest IL: 11.8% 12.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.2%Lowest IL: 67.1% 75.3%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 8 yrs older than IL 1969Highest 2 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 41% below IL 30 minHighest 6% above IL
Work from home 6.4%±6.2Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.9%±6.5Highest IL: 15.9%
Casey and Tilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.8%Lowest 23.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Lowest 1.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Danville (36%)Martinsville (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CaseyFew work in Tilton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.8%Highest 2.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 46.9Lowest 84.1Highest
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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