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Union Hill vs Irwin

9 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.3× in Union Hill) and property tax bill (+22% in Irwin).

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Union Hill, ILA small town of 73Illinois · 73 people

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Irwin, ILA small town of 78Illinois · 78 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.

Union HillA small town of 73

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

All about Union Hill →

IrwinA small town of 78

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

All about Irwin →

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.

Jobs per worker6.3×

Union Hill is more of a job hub

Union Hill 2.82Irwin 0.45

Property tax bill+22%

Tax bills are bigger in Irwin

Irwin $2,850Union Hill $2,333

Bachelor’s degree++8.9 pts

More adults in Union Hill have a degree

Union Hill 39.1%Irwin 30.2%

★ 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%

Union Hill$1,020/mo

Typical home $158K (Census) · tax rate 1.47% · Housing →

Irwin$1,080/mo

Typical home $161K (Census) · tax rate 1.77% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Irwin and Union Hill.

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

Union HillIrwin

Snow a year27″21″

January low—16°F

July high—85°F

Growing season (days)—188d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st 77th

Outdoors & history

Union HillIrwin

Archive photos—1

Famous people born here—1

Community

Union HillIrwin

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

9 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Union HillIrwin

Union Hill ↔ Irwin9.3 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

Union HillIrwin

People

Population 73Lowest 78Highest

Median age 42.8±15.6Highest 10% above IL 38.1±6.6Lowest about the IL average

Union Hill and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 35.6%±35.8Highest IL: 21.8% 29.5%±23.5Lowest IL: 21.8%

Union Hill and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 15.1%±57.4Highest IL: 17% 10.3%±48.2Lowest IL: 17%

Union Hill and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.1%Highest IL: 37.8% 30.2%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±18.2Highest IL: 6.3% 2.6%±17.4Lowest IL: 6.3%

Union Hill and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $112,500±$62kHighest 35% above IL $102,750±$26kLowest 23% above IL

Union Hill and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $158,300±$31kLowest 40% below IL $160,900±$28kHighest 39% below IL

Irwin and Union Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,125±$327 12% below IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,333Lowest 56% below IL $2,850Highest 46% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 33.3%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%

Union Hill and Irwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 2.8%Lowest IL: 11.8% 3.8%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.7%Lowest IL: 67.1% 87.1%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938 33 yrs older than IL 1938 33 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 5% below IL 27 minHighest about the IL average

Work from home 2.9%±11.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 16.3%±14.4Highest IL: 15.9%

Irwin and Union Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.82Highest 0.45Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (16%)Kankakee (29%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in IrwinFew work in Union Hill

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi —

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 94.5Lowest 108Highest

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

Deciding?

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Union Hill neighborsTown Square →

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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.