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Tunbridge Township vs Aetna Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+17 pts in Aetna Township) and growth since 2010 (+9.8 pts in Tunbridge Township).

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Tunbridge Township, ILA small town of 815De Witt County · 815 people
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Aetna Township, ILA small town of 641Logan County · 641 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.

Tunbridge TownshipA small town of 815
Quiet strengthsTunbridge Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Tunbridge Township →
Aetna TownshipA small town of 641
Quiet strengthsAetna Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Aetna 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.

Kids under 18+17 pts
Aetna Township has more kids
Aetna Township 27.6%Tunbridge Township 10.6%
Growth since 2010+9.8 pts
Tunbridge Township has grown faster since 2010
Tunbridge Township -1.2%Aetna Township -11%
Bachelor’s degree++12.7 pts
More adults in Tunbridge Township have a degree
Tunbridge Township 22.2%Aetna Township 9.5%
Street grid+42%
Tunbridge Township has the more walkable street grid
Tunbridge Township 2.7Aetna Township 1.9
★ 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.

Tunbridge Township$830/mo
Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 1.79% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →
Aetna Township$940/mo
Typical home $140K (Census) · tax rate 1.74% · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Aetna Township and Tunbridge 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

Tunbridge Township and Aetna Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tunbridge TownshipAetna TownshipTunbridge TownshipAetna Township
Tunbridge Township ↔ Aetna Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border
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
Tunbridge TownshipAetna Township
Snow a year19″19″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th49th
Outdoors & history
Tunbridge TownshipAetna Township
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—2.2%
Settled1858—
Archive photos—1
Community
Tunbridge TownshipAetna 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.

Tunbridge TownshipAetna Township
People
Population 815Highest 641Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.2%Highest -11%Lowest
Median age 54.2±7.4Highest 39% above IL 49±7.7Lowest 26% above IL
Tunbridge Township and Aetna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.6%±5.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 27.6%±9.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+ 19.8%±5.7Lowest IL: 17% 26.8%±8.6Highest IL: 17%
Aetna Township and Tunbridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 9.5%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±1.7Lowest IL: 6.3% 1.9%±3.2Highest IL: 6.3%
Aetna Township and Tunbridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,625±$57kHighest 3% below IL $54,716±$39kLowest 34% below IL
Tunbridge Township and Aetna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $123,500±$64kLowest 53% below IL $139,800±$10kHighest 47% below IL
Aetna Township and Tunbridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $825±$256 35% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,208Lowest 58% below IL $2,433Highest 54% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.2%±94.6Lowest IL: 47.9% 100%±69.8Highest IL: 47.9%
Aetna Township and Tunbridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.2%Lowest IL: 11.8% 17.6%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest IL: 67.1% 87.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 8 yrs older than IL 1958Lowest 13 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 27% below IL 20 minLowest 28% below IL
Work from home 14.7%±10.4Highest IL: 15.9% 5%±6.5Lowest IL: 15.9%
Tunbridge Township and Aetna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09 0.09
Top workplaceoutside town Clinton (27%)Springfield (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Aetna TownshipFew work in Tunbridge Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Highest 1.9Lowest
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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