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Wallace Township vs Sumner Township

61 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+16.8 pts in Sumner Township) and average commute (8 min in Wallace Township).

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Wallace Township, ILA small town of 623LaSalle County · 623 people
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Sumner Township, ILA small town of 812Kankakee County · 812 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.

Wallace TownshipA small town of 623
Quiet strengthsWallace Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wallace Township →
Sumner TownshipA small town of 812
Quiet strengthsSumner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sumner 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.

Work from home+16.8 pts
More people work from home in Sumner Township
Sumner Township 19.2%Wallace Township 2.4%
Average commute8 min
Wallace Township has the shorter commute
Sumner Township 27 minWallace Township 20 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Sumner 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.

Wallace Township$1,710/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 1.94% · Housing →
Sumner Township$2,110/mo
Typical home $319K (Census) · tax rate 1.65% · or rent about $1,174/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Sumner Township and Wallace 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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
B−Wallace TownshipBetter than 52% of districts in the state –Sumner TownshipNot graded
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
Wallace TownshipSumner Township
Snow a year24″29″
January low15°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)183d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th49th
Outdoors & history
Wallace TownshipSumner Township
Settled—1855
Community
Wallace TownshipSumner 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

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wallace TownshipLaSalle CountySumner TownshipKankakee County
Wallace Township ↔ Sumner Township61 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.

Wallace TownshipSumner Township
People
Population 623Lowest 812Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -8%
Median age 32.7±7.7Highest 16% below IL 32.6±8.7Lowest 16% below IL
Wallace Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.7%±6.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 36.1%±7.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Sumner Township and Wallace Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.6%±6.1Lowest IL: 17% 16.5%±3.8Highest IL: 17%
Sumner Township and Wallace Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.9%Highest IL: 37.8% 18.7%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±2.7Highest IL: 6.3% 1.2%±2Lowest IL: 6.3%
Wallace Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $102,917±$50kHighest 23% above IL $102,679±$16kLowest 23% above IL
Wallace Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $249,600±$77kLowest 5% below IL $318,900±$39kHighest 21% above IL
Sumner Township and Wallace Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,174±$252 8% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,833Lowest 9% below IL $5,270Highest about the IL average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.7%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 28%±93.5Lowest IL: 47.9%
Wallace Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4%Lowest IL: 11.8% 7.3%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.7%Highest IL: 67.1% 91.4%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 3 yrs older than IL 1971Highest same as IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 30% below IL 27 minHighest about the IL average
Work from home 2.4%±3Lowest IL: 15.9% 19.2%±12.9Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Ottawa (20%)Grant Park (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sumner TownshipFew work in Wallace Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 1.4Highest 1.3Lowest
Schools
School district Wallace CCSD 195—
High school in town None in town—
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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