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Ustick Township vs Osco Township

37 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.6× in Osco Township) and typical home built (24 yrs in Osco Township).

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Ustick Township, ILA small town of 410Whiteside County · 410 people
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Osco Township, ILA small town of 386Henry County · 386 people
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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 TownshipA small town of 410
Quiet strengthsUstick Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ustick Township →
Osco TownshipA small town of 386
Quiet strengthsOsco Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Osco Township →
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 worker4.6×
Osco Township is more of a job hub
Osco Township 0.32Ustick Township 0.07
Typical home built24 yrs
Osco Township’s homes are older
Ustick Township 1962Osco Township 1938
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Ustick Township
Ustick Township $3,627Osco Township $2,885
Average commute5 min
Osco Township has the shorter commute
Ustick Township 30 minOsco Township 25 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Ustick Township

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.

Ustick Township$1,440/mo
Typical home $218K (Census) · tax rate 1.67% · Housing →
Osco Township$1,210/mo
Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 1.56% · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Ustick Township and Osco 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
Ustick TownshipOsco Township
Snow a year32″28″
January low12°F15°F
July high83°F86°F
Growing season (days)167d180d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd39th
Outdoors & history
Ustick TownshipOsco Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land1.5%—
Community
Ustick TownshipOsco Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

37 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ustick TownshipWhiteside CountyOsco TownshipHenry County
Ustick Township ↔ Osco Township37 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.

Ustick TownshipOsco Township
People
Population 410Highest 386Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.8% —
Median age 60.4±3.1Lowest 55% above IL 61.5±8Highest 58% above IL
Osco Township and Ustick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.4%±14.2Highest IL: 21.8% 9.8%±9.8Lowest IL: 21.8%
Ustick Township and Osco Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.7%±10Lowest IL: 17% 33.7%±6.7Highest IL: 17%
Osco Township and Ustick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.5%Highest IL: 37.8% 24.1%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.5Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.9%±6.2Highest IL: 6.3%
Osco Township and Ustick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,083±$43kLowest 21% above IL $110,119±$38kHighest 32% above IL
Osco Township and Ustick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $217,500±$59kHighest 17% below IL $184,800±$63kLowest 30% below IL
Ustick Township and Osco Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,627Highest 32% below IL $2,885Lowest 46% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest IL: 11.8% 2.6%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.3%Highest IL: 67.1% 91.3%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Highest 9 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 7% above IL 25 minLowest 10% below IL
Work from home 0%±6.8Lowest IL: 15.9% 17%±12.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Osco Township and Ustick Township 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 17.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Morrison (14%)Geneseo (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Osco TownshipFew work in Ustick Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4 1.4
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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