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 →

St. Rose$1,460/mo

Typical home $206K (Census) · tax rate 2.19% · or rent about $979/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,580 a month, about $18,900 a year, between Union and St. Rose.

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

UnionSt. Rose

Snow a year31″10″

January low13°F —

July high84°F —

Growing season (days)166d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st 77th

Outdoors & history

UnionSt. Rose

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Community

UnionSt. Rose

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

251 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

UnionIL St. RoseIL

Union ↔ St. Rose251 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

UnionSt. Rose

People

Population 624Highest 593Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5% —

Median age 39±3Highest about the IL average 37.8±4.7Lowest 3% below IL

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

Kids under 18 21.8%±3.4Lowest IL: 21.8% 31.2%±6Highest IL: 21.8%

St. Rose and Union 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% 17.4%±1.9Highest IL: 17%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 22%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.9%±4.4Highest IL: 6.3% 3.5%±1.6Lowest IL: 6.3%

Union and St. Rose 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 $115,000±$21kHighest 38% above IL

St. Rose 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 $206,000±$33kLowest 22% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,692±$207Highest 33% above IL $979±$113Lowest 23% below IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,033Highest 5% below IL $4,512Lowest 15% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 55.2%±27.8Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 7.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 8.1%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.6%Highest IL: 67.1% 85.7%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL 1984Highest 13 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 9% above IL 23 minLowest 18% below IL

Work from home 4.9%±4Highest IL: 15.9% 4.8%±2.3Lowest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 7.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 5.55Highest 1.01Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (14%)Highland (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in St. RoseFew work in Union

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

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 39.2Lowest

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.

Union vs St. Rose

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,580 more a month in Union

What daily life feels like in each

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