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Volo vs Grant Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (94× in Grant Township) and growth since 2010 (+103.2 pts in Volo).

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Volo, ILHomes around $378KIllinois · 6,706 people
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Grant Township, ILAn outdoors townLake County · 28,189 people
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.

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 $1,100 more a month in Volo

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.

Volo$2,920/mo
Typical home $378K (Zillow) · tax rate 3.00% · or rent about $2,169/mo · Housing →
Grant Township$1,820/mo
Typical home $252K (Census) · tax rate 2.39% · or rent about $1,331/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,100 a month, about $13,200 a year, between Volo and Grant 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.

Report cards

Volo places higher on 14 of 17 IL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Where they are

Volo and Grant Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

VoloGrant TownshipVoloGrant Township
Volo ↔ Grant Township2.8 miles apart · They share a border
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
VoloGrant Township
Snow a year35″35″
January low13°F13°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)162d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd69th
Outdoors & history
VoloGrant Township
Trails0 mi9 mi
Conserved land12.7%12%
Settled1993—
Community
VoloGrant Township
Library hours a week—56 hrs
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.

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.

VoloGrant Township
People
Population 6,706Lowest 28,189Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +109%Highest +5.8%Lowest
Median age 33.5±2.1Lowest 14% below IL 38.2±1.6Highest about the IL average
Kids under 18 30.7%±5.9Highest IL: 21.8% 23.5%±2.7Lowest IL: 21.8%
Volo and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.9%±3.3Lowest IL: 17% 13%±1.5Highest IL: 17%
Grant Township and Volo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 52.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 32.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±2.2Lowest IL: 6.3% 5.4%±1.5Highest IL: 6.3%
Grant Township and Volo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $160,792±$15kHighest 93% above IL $96,383±$9kLowest 16% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $319,700±$23kHighest 21% above IL $252,100±$12kLowest 4% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,169±$208Highest 70% above IL $1,331±$145Lowest 4% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $9,583Highest 81% above IL $6,018Lowest 14% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 23.3%±12.2Lowest IL: 47.9% 57.6%±12.5Highest IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 2.1%Lowest IL: 11.8% 10.1%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82%Highest IL: 67.1% 75.4%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2010Highest 39 yrs newer than IL 1988Lowest 17 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 16% above IL 34 minHighest 21% above IL
Work from home 20.1%±4.1Highest IL: 15.9% 13.4%±2.4Lowest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 7.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 0.45Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (11%)Chicago (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grant TownshipFew work in Volo
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.7%Highest 12%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 9.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 9Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.5Highest 46.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#235 of 384 in IL
School district —Big Hollow SD 38 · Fox Lake GSD 114
High school in town —Grant Community High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 15.0
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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