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.

Schools

BWade TownshipBetter than 64% of districts in the state –Fox TownshipNot graded

Health

B−Wade TownshipHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns A−Fox TownshipHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns

Where they are

Wade Township and Fox Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wade TownshipFox Township

Wade Township ↔ Fox Township8.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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 paymentRate%

Wade Township$850/mo

Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 2.20% · or rent about $778/mo · Housing →

Fox Township$810/mo

Typical home $123K (Census) · tax rate 1.59% · 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

Wade TownshipFox Township

Snow a year16″14″

January low22°F —

July high86°F —

Growing season (days)190d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th 67th

Outdoors & history

Wade TownshipFox Township

Trails7 mi 22 mi

Conserved land7.9%8.1%

National Register places1 —

Community

Wade TownshipFox Township

Library hours a week42 hrs —

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.

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

Wade TownshipFox Township

People

Population 4,343Highest 356Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.1%Highest -13.7%Lowest

Median age 45.7±3.3Lowest 17% above IL 46.6±24.8Highest 19% above IL

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

Kids under 18 20.3%±3.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 28.1%±20.2Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 24.8%±4Highest IL: 17% 11.2%±11.4Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Lowest IL: 37.8% 23.6%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±2.8Lowest IL: 6.3% 5.3%±8.5Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $64,167±$8kLowest 23% below IL $129,464±$80kHighest 55% above IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $119,700±$26kLowest 55% below IL $123,400±$106kHighest 53% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $778±$93 39% below IL —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,630Highest 50% below IL $1,967Lowest 63% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 32.3%±14.6 IL: 47.9% —

Below poverty line 11.4%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 100%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 5 yrs newer than IL 1956Lowest 15 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 17% below IL 18 minLowest 36% below IL

Work from home 7.6%±3.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 26.2%±20.7Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 21.5%Highest 3.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Lowest 0.98Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Newton (20%)Newton (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fox TownshipFew work in Wade Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.9%Lowest 8.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 6.8 miLowest 21.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.3Highest 3.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #165 of 384 in IL—

School district Jasper County CUD 1—

High school in town Newton Comm High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 15.5 —

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

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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.

Wade Township vs Fox Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Grades and rankings, side by side

Wade Township and Fox Township share a border

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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