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$3,030/mo

Typical home $439K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.00% · or rent about $1,692/mo · Housing →

Grove Township$1,600/mo

Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 1.38% · Housing →

The difference: $1,440 a month, about $17,200 a year, between Union and Grove 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.

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

UnionGrove Township

Snow a year31″16″

January low13°F 22°F

July high84°F 86°F

Growing season (days)166d 190d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st 66th

Outdoors & history

UnionGrove Township

Trails0 mi 5 mi

Conserved land0%0.3%

Community

UnionGrove 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

215 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

UnionIL Grove TownshipJasper County

Union ↔ Grove Township215 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

UnionGrove Township

People

Population 624Highest 531Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5%Lowest -3.7%Highest

Median age 39±3Highest about the IL average 38.9±26.6Lowest about the IL average

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

Kids under 18 21.8%±3.4Highest IL: 21.8% 17.1%±10.5Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 11.7%±3.3Lowest IL: 17% 26.7%±8.7Highest IL: 17%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Highest IL: 37.8% 15%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.9%±4.4Highest IL: 6.3% 4%±5.9Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $89,844±$30kLowest 8% above IL $96,607±$40kHighest 16% above IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $252,200±$26kHighest 4% below IL $250,000±$40kLowest 5% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,692±$207 33% above IL —

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,033Highest 5% below IL $3,451Lowest 35% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 IL: 47.9% —

Below poverty line 7.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 3.6%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 91.3%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL 1972Highest 1 yr newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 9% above IL 30 minLowest 8% above IL

Work from home 4.9%±4Highest IL: 15.9% 4.3%±4.4Lowest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 2.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 5.55Highest 0.39Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (14%)Effingham (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grove TownshipFew work in Union

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.6Highest 1.4Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Union 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.

Union vs Grove Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,440 more a month in Union

What daily life feels like in each

215 miles apart

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