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Tompkins Township vs Lenox Township

Next-door neighbors in Warren County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.9× in Lenox Township) and size (12× in Tompkins Township).

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Tompkins Township, ILA small town of 1,056Warren County · 1,056 people
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Lenox Township, ILA small town of 88Warren County · 88 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.

Tompkins TownshipA small town of 1,056
Quiet strengthsTompkins Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Tompkins Township →
Lenox TownshipA small town of 88
Quiet strengthsLenox Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lenox 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 worker8.9×
Lenox Township is more of a job hub
Lenox Township 0.89Tompkins Township 0.10
Size12×
Tompkins Township is the bigger place
Tompkins Township 1,056Lenox Township 88
Median age29.6 yrs
Lenox Township skews older
Lenox Township 63.3Tompkins Township 33.7
Trails3.5×
Tompkins Township has more miles of trail
Tompkins Township 1.4 miLenox Township 0.4 mi
Street grid2.8×
Tompkins Township has the more walkable street grid
Tompkins Township 3.4Lenox Township 1.2
Average commute12 min
Tompkins Township has the shorter commute
Lenox Township 34 minTompkins Township 22 min
★ 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.

Tompkins Township$670/mo
Typical home $101K (Census) · tax rate 1.66% · or rent about $938/mo · Housing →
Lenox Township$600/mo
Typical home $89K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Tompkins Township and Lenox 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.

Where they are

Tompkins Township and Lenox Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tompkins TownshipLenox TownshipTompkins TownshipLenox Township
Tompkins Township ↔ Lenox Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
BTompkins TownshipHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns –Lenox TownshipNot graded
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
Tompkins TownshipLenox Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low15°F15°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)174d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th64th
Outdoors & history
Tompkins TownshipLenox Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled1853—
Community
Tompkins TownshipLenox Township
Library hours a week15 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.

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.

Tompkins TownshipLenox Township
People
Population 1,056Highest 88Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2% —
Median age 33.7±8.3Lowest 14% below IL 63.3±17.6Highest 62% above IL
Kids under 18 29.8%±6.6Highest IL: 21.8% 0%±41.8Lowest IL: 21.8%
Tompkins Township and Lenox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.2%±2.6Lowest IL: 17% 39.8%±55.7Highest IL: 17%
Lenox Township and Tompkins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.8%Highest IL: 37.8% 8%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±2Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±20.9Lowest IL: 6.3%
Tompkins Township and Lenox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,083±$16kHighest about the IL average $66,000±$54kLowest 21% below IL
Tompkins Township and Lenox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $101,300±$12kHighest 62% below IL $88,800±$82kLowest 66% below IL
Tompkins Township and Lenox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $938±$68 26% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,679 68% below IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.5%±16.2 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 8.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 100%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Highest 22 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 22% below IL 34 minHighest 21% above IL
Work from home 5.1%±5.2Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±30.2Lowest IL: 15.9%
Tompkins Township and Lenox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.89Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Monmouth (23%)Galesburg (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lenox TownshipFew work in Tompkins Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
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 3.4Highest 1.2Lowest
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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