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Tunbridge Township vs Suez Township

106 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.5× in Tunbridge Township) and average commute (9 min in Tunbridge Township).

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Tunbridge Township, ILA small town of 815De Witt County · 815 people

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Suez Township, ILA small town of 722Mercer County · 722 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.

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 →

Suez TownshipA small town of 722

Quiet strengthsSuez Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Suez 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 worker4.5×

Tunbridge Township is more of a job hub

Tunbridge Township 0.09Suez Township 0.02

Average commute9 min

Tunbridge Township has the shorter commute

Suez Township 29 minTunbridge Township 20 min

Typical home built25 yrs

Suez Township’s homes are older

Tunbridge Township 1963Suez Township 1938

Growth since 2010+8.3 pts

Suez Township has grown faster since 2010

Suez Township +7.1%Tunbridge Township -1.2%

Property tax bill+16%

Tax bills are bigger in Suez Township

Suez Township $2,564Tunbridge Township $2,208

Street grid+42%

Tunbridge Township has the more walkable street grid

Tunbridge Township 2.7Suez 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.

Down paymentRate%

Tunbridge Township$830/mo

Typical home $124K (Census) · tax rate 1.79% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

Suez Township$840/mo

Typical home $119K (Census) · tax rate 2.15% · or rent about $954/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

Tunbridge TownshipSuez Township

Snow a year19″22″

January low—13°F

July high—85°F

Growing season (days)—181d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th 56th

Outdoors & history

Tunbridge TownshipSuez Township

Settled1858 1853

Community

Tunbridge TownshipSuez Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

106 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tunbridge TownshipDe Witt County Suez TownshipMercer County

Tunbridge Township ↔ Suez Township106 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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

Tunbridge TownshipSuez Township

People

Population 815Highest 722Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.2%Lowest +7.1%Highest

Median age 54.2±7.4Lowest 39% above IL 55.5±10.3Highest 42% above IL

Suez Township and Tunbridge 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% 18.6%±5.4Highest IL: 21.8%

Suez 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%±5.7Lowest IL: 17% 27.6%±6.8Highest IL: 17%

Suez 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%Lowest IL: 37.8% 22.5%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±1.7Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.3%±3.2Highest IL: 6.3%

Suez 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±$57kLowest 3% below IL $87,143±$32kHighest 5% above IL

Suez 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±$64kHighest 53% below IL $119,400±$11kLowest 55% below IL

Tunbridge Township and Suez Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $825±$256Lowest 35% below IL $954±$21Highest 25% below IL

Suez Township and Tunbridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,208Lowest 58% below IL $2,564Highest 52% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.2%±94.6Lowest IL: 47.9% 72.2%±100Highest IL: 47.9%

Suez 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%Highest IL: 11.8% 3.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest IL: 67.1% 92.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 8 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 27% below IL 29 minHighest 5% above IL

Work from home 14.7%±10.4Highest IL: 15.9% 11.3%±6.3Lowest IL: 15.9%

Tunbridge Township and Suez 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 27.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Highest 0.02Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Clinton (27%)Aledo (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Suez 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 1.9Lowest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Tunbridge Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Tunbridge Township

Texas Township1,298 people · $223K homes

Aetna Township641 people · $140K homes

Austin Township153 people · $248K homes

Barnett Township323 people · $125K homes

Towns like Tunbridge Township

Gifford822 people · $171K homes

Sadorus Township794 people · $154K homes

Sigel Township726 people · $167K homes

Pleasant Grove Township921 people · $146K homes

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.