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Ustick Township vs Mills Township 216 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.3× in Mills Township) and work from home (+29.2 pts in Mills Township).
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.
Ustick Township A small town of 410
Quiet strengths Ustick Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ustick Township →
Mills Township A small town of 407
Quiet strengths Mills Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mills Township →
The biggest differences Where they part ways 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.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Ustick Township $1,440 /mo
Typical home $218K (Census) · tax rate 1.67% · Housing →
Mills Township $1,410 /mo
Typical home $230K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · Housing →
Within $50 a month of each other.
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
Growing season (days) 167d — Outdoors & history
Famous people born here — 1 Community
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 216 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Ustick Township ↔ Mills Township 216 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
410 Highest 407 Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-9.8% Highest -14.3% Lowest
Median age
60.4 ±3.1 Highest 55% above IL 58 ±4.4 Lowest 49% above IL
Kids under 18
14.4% ±14.2 Highest IL: 21.8% 6.6% ±9.8 Lowest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+
31.7% ±10 Highest IL: 17% 10.8% ±9.9 Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.5% Lowest IL: 37.8% 30.7% Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±4.5 Lowest IL: 6.3% 6.9% ±12.4 Highest IL: 6.3%
Household incomemedian
$101,083 ±$43k 21% above IL —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$217,500 ±$59k Lowest 17% below IL $230,000 ±$84k Highest 13% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,627 Highest 32% below IL $2,475 Lowest 53% below IL
Below poverty line
0% Lowest IL: 11.8% 2% Highest IL: 11.8%
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3% Lowest IL: 67.1% 96.4% Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year
1962 Lowest 9 yrs older than IL 1997 Highest 26 yrs newer than IL
Average commuteone way
30 min Highest 7% above IL 11 min Lowest 59% below IL
Work from home
0% ±6.8 Lowest IL: 15.9% 29.2% ±14.1 Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest 2.4% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
17.3 mi Lowest 25.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.07 Lowest 0.58 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Morrison (14%) Greenville (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Mills Township Few work in Ustick Township
Conserved landshare of the town
1.5% Highest 0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
2.0 mi Lowest 3.3 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
1.4 Lowest 1.9 Highest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there 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.
Ustick Township or Mills Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Ustick Township? → Moving to Ustick Township: what should I know? →
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Mills Township or Ustick Township: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Mills Township? → Moving to Mills Township: what should I know? →
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Bordering Ustick Township Towns like Ustick Township 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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