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

–Wall TownshipNot graded BLyman TownshipBetter than 58% of districts in the state

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

Wall TownshipLyman Township

Snow a year18″28″

January low15°F —

July high84°F —

Growing season (days)170d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 48th

Outdoors & history

Wall TownshipLyman Township

Trails—2 mi

Conserved land—0%

Community

Wall TownshipLyman Township

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.

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Only big differences vs Illinois average

Wall TownshipLyman Township

People

Population 262Lowest 600Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -0.4%

Median age 25.7±25Lowest 34% below IL 38.4±10.5Highest about the IL average

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

Kids under 18 28.2%±12.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 30.7%±5.4Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 3.1%±16.9Lowest IL: 17% 13.5%±3.2Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.5%Lowest IL: 37.8% 23.2%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7Lowest IL: 6.3% 2%±2.9Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian — $61,000±$29k 27% below IL

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $70,300±$18k 73% below IL

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,260±$584 about the IL average

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,830Highest 47% below IL $1,446Lowest 73% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 74.2%±100Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 1.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 32%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 88.8%Highest IL: 67.1% 76.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1950Highest 21 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 8% above IL 25 minLowest 9% below IL

Work from home 1.2%±2.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 1.8%±2.6Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 34.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 1.70Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Gibson City (14%)Paxton (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lyman TownshipFew work in Wall Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 1.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 2.7Highest

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.

Wall Township vs Lyman Township

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