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Timber Township vs Logan Township

Next-door neighbors in Peoria County. The biggest differences: median age (19 yrs in Logan Township) and rent (+34% in Logan Township).

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Timber Township, ILKnown for its schoolsPeoria County · 2,493 people
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Logan Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsPeoria County · 3,214 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.

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.

★ What stands out · 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.

Where they are

Timber Township and Logan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Timber TownshipLogan TownshipTimber TownshipLogan Township
Timber Township ↔ Logan Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Timber Township$1,110/mo
Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 2.15% · or rent about $676/mo · Housing →
Logan Township$1,180/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 2.08% · or rent about $908/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Logan Township and Timber 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.

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
Timber TownshipLogan Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low18°F18°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)189d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th33rd
Outdoors & history
Timber TownshipLogan Township
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land12.2%0.7%
Settled1849—
National Register places—1
Community
Timber TownshipLogan 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.

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.

Timber TownshipLogan Township
People
Population 2,493Lowest 3,214Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.1%Lowest +1.7%Highest
Median age 35.8±7.4Lowest 8% below IL 54.8±7Highest 41% above IL
Kids under 18 25.9%±7.9Highest IL: 21.8% 15.9%±5.1Lowest IL: 21.8%
Timber Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.7%±1.5Lowest IL: 17% 24.9%±5.1Highest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Lowest IL: 37.8% 25.7%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.3Highest IL: 6.3% 2.2%±1.4Lowest IL: 6.3%
Timber Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,730±$10kHighest 12% below IL $73,341±$7kLowest 12% below IL
Timber Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $158,400±$12kLowest 40% below IL $168,500±$23kHighest 36% below IL
Logan Township and Timber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $676±$68Lowest 47% below IL $908±$134Highest 29% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,404Lowest 36% below IL $3,506Highest 34% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.7%±25.6Lowest IL: 47.9% 71.9%±18.2Highest IL: 47.9%
Logan Township and Timber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.1%Highest IL: 11.8% 6.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 79.5%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 2 yrs newer than IL 1972Lowest 1 yr newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 6% below IL 23 minLowest 17% below IL
Work from home 5.4%±2.4Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.3%±4.1Highest IL: 15.9%
Logan Township and Timber Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.6%Highest 3.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Peoria (27%)Peoria (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Logan TownshipFew work in Timber Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.2%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.6Highest 3.4Lowest
Schools
School district Illini Bluffs CUSD 327—
High school in town Illini Bluffs High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 10.7 —
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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