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 →

Ophir Township$1,930/mo

Typical home $310K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · Housing →

The difference: $1,100 a month, about $13,300 a year, between Union and Ophir 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

UnionOphir Township

Snow a year31″25″

January low13°F —

July high84°F —

Growing season (days)166d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st 29th

Outdoors & history

UnionOphir Township

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Community

UnionOphir 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

56 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

UnionIL Ophir TownshipLaSalle County

Union ↔ Ophir Township56 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

UnionOphir Township

People

Population 624Highest 476Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5%Highest -14.2%Lowest

Median age 39±3Lowest about the IL average 39.9±18.2Highest about the IL average

Ophir Township and Union 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% 16.8%±10.9Lowest IL: 21.8%

Union and Ophir 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% 17.6%±10.6Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 17.4%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.9%±4.4Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±3.9Lowest IL: 6.3%

Union and Ophir 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±$30k 8% above IL —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $252,200±$26kLowest 4% below IL $309,700±$282kHighest 18% above IL

Ophir Township and Union 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 $3,667Lowest 31% below IL

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

Below poverty line 7.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 1.7%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 88%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL 1971Highest same as IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 9% above IL 29 minLowest 5% above IL

Work from home 4.9%±4Lowest IL: 15.9% 5.1%±6.9Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 27.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 5.55Highest 0.54Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (14%)Ottawa (13%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.6Highest 1.5Lowest

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.

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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 Ophir Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,100 more a month in Union

What daily life feels like in each

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