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Tunbridge Township vs Austin Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.4× in Austin Township) and jobs per worker (3.6× in Austin Township).

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Tunbridge Township, ILA small town of 815De Witt County · 815 people
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Austin Township, ILA small town of 153Macon County · 153 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 →
Austin TownshipA small town of 153
Quiet strengthsAustin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Austin 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.

Property tax bill2.4×
Tax bills are bigger in Austin Township
Austin Township $5,240Tunbridge Township $2,208
Jobs per worker3.6×
Austin Township is more of a job hub
Austin Township 0.32Tunbridge Township 0.09
Bachelor’s degree++35.5 pts
More adults in Austin Township have a degree
Austin Township 57.7%Tunbridge Township 22.2%
Size5.3×
Tunbridge Township is the bigger place
Tunbridge Township 815Austin Township 153
Street grid2.5×
Tunbridge Township has the more walkable street grid
Tunbridge Township 2.7Austin Township 1.1
Average commute10 min
Tunbridge Township has the shorter commute
Austin Township 31 minTunbridge Township 20 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $910 more a month in Austin 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.

Tunbridge Township$830/mo
Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 1.79% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →
Austin Township$1,740/mo
Typical home $248K (Census) · tax rate 2.11% · Housing →

The difference: $910 a month, about $10,900 a year, between Austin 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 Austin Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tunbridge TownshipAustin TownshipTunbridge TownshipAustin Township
Tunbridge Township ↔ Austin Township6.0 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 TownshipAustin Township
Snow a year19″19″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th38th
Outdoors & history
Tunbridge TownshipAustin Township
Settled1858—
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—1
Community
Tunbridge TownshipAustin 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 TownshipAustin Township
People
Population 815Highest 153Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.2% —
Median age 54.2±7.4Highest 39% above IL 38.8±38.4Lowest about the IL average
Tunbridge Township and Austin 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% 32%±29.5Highest IL: 21.8%
Austin Township and Tunbridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.8%±5.7Highest IL: 17% 15.7%±28.8Lowest IL: 17%
Tunbridge Township and Austin 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%Lowest IL: 37.8% 57.7%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±1.7Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±12Lowest IL: 6.3%
Tunbridge Township and Austin 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±$57kLowest 3% below IL $156,250±$82kHighest 87% above IL
Austin Township and Tunbridge 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 $248,100±$227kHighest 6% below IL
Austin 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 $5,240Highest about the IL average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.2%±94.6 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 5.2%Lowest IL: 11.8% 8.5%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest IL: 67.1% 74.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 8 yrs older than IL 1967Highest 4 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 27% below IL 31 minHighest 10% above IL
Work from home 14.7%±10.4Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±16.3Lowest IL: 15.9%
Tunbridge Township and Austin 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 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Clinton (27%)Decatur (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Austin TownshipFew work in Tunbridge Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.0 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 2.7Highest 1.1Lowest
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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