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Wayne Township vs Bartlett

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (5.2× in Wayne Township) and conserved land (+10.1 pts in Wayne Township).

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Wayne Township, ILHomes around $788KDuPage County · 63,881 people
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Bartlett, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 40,501 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.

Wayne TownshipHomes around $788K
Housing$788K typical home165% above the IL typical home Outdoors#18 most conserved land in IL36 miles of trails across 58 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 87%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Wayne Township →
BartlettAn outdoors town
Outdoors#47 most conserved land in IL7.0 miles of trails across 32 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SafetySafer than 92%of U.S. towns we grade All about Bartlett →
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.

Trails5.2×
Wayne Township has more miles of trail
Wayne Township 36.4 miBartlett 7.0 mi
Conserved land+10.1 pts
Wayne Township has more conserved land
Wayne Township 27.3%Bartlett 17.2%
Street grid+48%
Bartlett has the more walkable street grid
Bartlett 72.1Wayne Township 48.6
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,490 more a month in Wayne 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.

Wayne Township$5,710/mo
Typical home $788K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.40% · or rent about $1,750/mo · Housing →
Bartlett$3,220/mo
Typical home $443K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.43% · or rent about $1,883/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,490 a month, about $29,800 a year, between Wayne Township and Bartlett.

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.

Where they are

Wayne Township and Bartlett share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Wayne TownshipBartlettWayne TownshipBartlett
Wayne Township ↔ Bartlett1.8 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
948 Wayne Township residents work in Bartlett (2.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Wayne Township →
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.

Safety
–Wayne TownshipNot graded ABartlettSafer than 92% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+Wayne TownshipBetter than 44% of districts in the state –BartlettNot graded
Health
AWayne TownshipHealthier than 87% of U.S. towns ABartlettHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns
8Wayne Township
8Bartlett

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #617#202 Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #109#294 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #582#394 Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #446#272 Most activeHealth · 861 towns #258#131 HealthiestHealth · 861 towns #160#76 Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #108#41 Most remote workersWork · 849 towns #174#114

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Wayne Township’s rankings →

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
Wayne TownshipBartlett
Snow a year46″46″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th29th
Outdoors & history
Wayne TownshipBartlett
Trails36 mi7 mi
Conserved land27.3%17.2%
Settled19581891
Archive photos624
Famous people born here36
Community
Wayne TownshipBartlett
Library hours a week68 hrs68 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.

Wayne TownshipBartlett
People
Population 63,881Highest 40,501Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.2%Lowest -0.2%Highest
Median age 40.8±0.9Lowest 5% above IL 41±0.8Highest 5% above IL
Bartlett and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.3%±1.4Lowest IL: 21.8% 23.2%±2Highest IL: 21.8%
Bartlett and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.9%±0.9Lowest IL: 17% 15.9%±1.4Highest IL: 17%
Bartlett and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.2%Lowest IL: 37.8% 49.5%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±0.8Highest IL: 6.3% 4.7%±0.7Lowest IL: 6.3%
Wayne Township and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $136,513±$5kHighest 64% above IL $133,240±$6kLowest 60% above IL
Wayne Township and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $371,300±$6kLowest 41% above IL $375,700±$10kHighest 43% above IL
Bartlett and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,750±$90Lowest 37% above IL $1,883±$226Highest 48% above IL
Bartlett and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $8,911Lowest 68% above IL $9,136Highest 72% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.3%±9.3Highest IL: 47.9% 50.9%±12.7Lowest IL: 47.9%
Wayne Township and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.3%Highest IL: 11.8% 4.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.7%Highest IL: 67.1% 89.2%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Lowest 16 yrs newer than IL 1992Highest 21 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 4% above IL 30 minHighest 7% above IL
Work from home 17.1%±1.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 20.5%±2.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Bartlett and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.8% 4.8%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Highest 0.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (15%)Chicago (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in BartlettFew work in Wayne Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.3%Highest 17.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 36.4 miHighest 7.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 58Highest 32Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.6Lowest 72.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #106 of 384 in IL—
School district Benjamin SD 25 · CCSD 93—
High school in town Bartlett High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 14.3 —
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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