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Tyrone Township vs Goode Township

Next-door neighbors in Franklin County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+82% in Goode Township) and average commute (7 min in Tyrone Township).

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Tyrone Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsFranklin County · 4,636 people
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Goode Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsFranklin County · 2,604 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.

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.

★ 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 →
Goode Township$630/mo
Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 2.04% · or rent about $724/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Goode 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.

Where they are

Tyrone Township and Goode Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tyrone TownshipGoode TownshipTyrone TownshipGoode Township
Tyrone Township ↔ Goode Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Goode Township places higher on 9 of 18 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 TownshipGoode Township
Snow a year12″8″
January low24°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)199d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd71st
Outdoors & history
Tyrone TownshipGoode Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled1884—
Community
Tyrone TownshipGoode Township
Library hours a week29 hrs37 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.

Tyrone TownshipGoode Township
People
Population 4,636Highest 2,604Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.1%Highest -2.3%Lowest
Median age 49.6±4.9Highest 27% above IL 42.2±5.9Lowest 8% above IL
Tyrone Township and Goode Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.2%±3.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 21%±5.1Highest IL: 21.8%
Goode Township and Tyrone 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% 18.6%±3.7Lowest IL: 17%
Tyrone Township and Goode 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%Lowest IL: 37.8% 16.7%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.2Lowest IL: 6.3% 6.4%±3Highest IL: 6.3%
Goode Township and Tyrone 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 $59,420±$15kHighest 29% below IL
Goode 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 $91,200±$14kHighest 65% below IL
Goode 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±$189Highest 36% below IL $724±$123Lowest 43% below IL
Tyrone Township and Goode 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 $1,859Highest 65% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.9%±23.5Highest IL: 47.9% 50.9%±24.9Lowest IL: 47.9%
Tyrone Township and Goode Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.7%Lowest IL: 11.8% 19.6%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.7%Highest IL: 67.1% 75.4%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 15 yrs older than IL 1957Highest 14 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 4% below IL 33 minHighest 19% above IL
Work from home 7.6%±3.8Highest IL: 15.9% 7.4%±3.5Lowest IL: 15.9%
Tyrone Township and Goode Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.2%Lowest 10.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 mi 18.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Lowest 0.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mount Vernon (11%)Mount Vernon (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Goode TownshipFew work in Tyrone Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.6Highest 9.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #320 of 384 in IL#204 of 384 in IL
School district Franklin-Jefferson Co Sp Ed Dist · Christopher USD 99Franklin-Jefferson Co Sp Ed Dist · Sesser-Valier CUSD 196
High school in town Christopher HighSesser-Valier High School
Students per teacherat that high school 10.8Highest 10.2Lowest
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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