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Tyrone Township vs Cahokia Township

87 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4× in Cahokia Township) and jobs per worker (2.2× in Tyrone Township).

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Tyrone Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsFranklin County · 4,636 people
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Cahokia Township, ILA town of 3,128Macoupin County · 3,128 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.

Cahokia TownshipA town of 3,128
Quiet strengths#14 lowest property taxof 860 towns in IL
All about Cahokia 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.

★ 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.

Tyrone Township$520/mo
Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 1.22% · or rent about $814/mo · Housing →
Cahokia Township$610/mo
Typical home $97K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · or rent about $860/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Cahokia Township and Tyrone 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.

Report cards

Tyrone Township places higher on 9 of 17 IL lists

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.

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
Tyrone TownshipCahokia Township
Snow a year12″14″
January low24°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)199d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd43rd
Outdoors & history
Tyrone TownshipCahokia Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0.6%
Settled1884—
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here—1
Community
Tyrone TownshipCahokia Township
Library hours a week29 hrs36 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.

Where they are

87 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tyrone Township ↔ Cahokia Township87 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.

Tyrone TownshipCahokia Township
People
Population 4,636Highest 3,128Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.1%Highest -6.7%Lowest
Median age 49.6±4.9Highest 27% above IL 48.2±4.8Lowest 24% above IL
Tyrone Township and Cahokia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.2%±3.5Highest IL: 21.8% 16.9%±4Lowest IL: 21.8%
Tyrone Township and Cahokia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.3%±4.4Highest IL: 17% 23.9%±4.4Lowest IL: 17%
Tyrone Township and Cahokia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.3%Highest IL: 37.8% 12%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.2Highest IL: 6.3% 1%±0.9Lowest IL: 6.3%
Tyrone Township and Cahokia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,878±$7kLowest 39% below IL $57,132±$9kHighest 31% below IL
Cahokia Township and Tyrone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $83,400±$16kLowest 68% below IL $96,900±$18kHighest 63% below IL
Cahokia Township and Tyrone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $814±$189Lowest 36% below IL $860±$88Highest 32% below IL
Cahokia Township and Tyrone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,019Lowest 81% below IL $1,197Highest 77% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.9%±23.5Highest IL: 47.9% 38.2%±16.3Lowest IL: 47.9%
Tyrone Township and Cahokia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.7%Highest IL: 11.8% 15.1%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.7%Highest IL: 67.1% 77.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 15 yrs older than IL 1950Lowest 21 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 4% below IL 26 minLowest 5% below IL
Work from home 7.6%±3.8Highest IL: 15.9% 3.4%±2.1Lowest IL: 15.9%
Tyrone Township and Cahokia Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.2%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mount Vernon (11%)Springfield (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cahokia TownshipFew work in Tyrone Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.6Highest 8.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #320 of 384 in IL—
School district Franklin-Jefferson Co Sp Ed Dist · Christopher USD 99—
High school in town Christopher High—
Students per teacherat that high school 10.8 —
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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