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Wesley Township vs Custer Park

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (9.1× in Custer Park) and household income (2.3× in Custer Park).

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Wesley Township, ILKnown for its schoolsWill County · 1,819 people
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Custer Park, ILA small town of 459Illinois · 459 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.

Wesley TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 80%of IL districts All about Wesley Township →
Custer ParkA small town of 459
Quiet strengthsCuster Park doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Custer Park →
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.

Street grid9.1×
Custer Park has the more walkable street grid
Custer Park 38.2Wesley Township 4.2
Household income2.3×
Households in Custer Park earn more
Custer Park $178,602Wesley Township $78,031
Homeowners+57.3 pts renters
Custer Park has more renters
Wesley Township 82.8%Custer Park 25.5%
Jobs per worker3.7×
Wesley Township is more of a job hub
Wesley Township 0.11Custer Park 0.03
Average commute19 min
Wesley Township has the shorter commute
Custer Park 45 minWesley Township 26 min
Median age16.4 yrs
Wesley Township skews older
Wesley Township 45.2Custer Park 28.8
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 more a month in Wesley 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.

Wesley Township$1,610/mo
Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 1.54% · or rent about $1,328/mo · Housing →
Custer Park$1,250/mo
Typical home $175K (Census) · tax rate 2.29% · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Wesley Township and Custer Park.

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

Wesley Township and Custer Park share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wesley TownshipCuster ParkWesley TownshipCuster Park
Wesley Township ↔ Custer Park3.6 miles apart · They share a border
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
A−Wesley TownshipBetter than 80% of districts in the state –Custer ParkNot graded
Health
B−Wesley TownshipHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns –Custer ParkNot 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
Wesley TownshipCuster Park
Snow a year27″27″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd82nd
Outdoors & history
Wesley TownshipCuster Park
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land11%—
Archive photos—1
Community
Wesley TownshipCuster Park
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.

Wesley TownshipCuster Park
People
Population 1,819Highest 459Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.2% —
Median age 45.2±2.7Highest 16% above IL 28.8±2.7Lowest 26% below IL
Kids under 18 22.2%±4.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 32.2%±49.5Highest IL: 21.8%
Custer Park and Wesley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.2%±3.1Highest IL: 17% 2.6%±8.9Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.8%Highest IL: 37.8% 5.5%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±2Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±4Lowest IL: 6.3%
Wesley Township and Custer Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,031±$11kLowest 6% below IL $178,602±$45kHighest 114% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $246,700±$31kHighest 6% below IL $175,000±$126kLowest 34% below IL
Wesley Township and Custer Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,328±$190 4% above IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,806Lowest 28% below IL $4,000Highest 24% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.8%±20.6Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Wesley Township and Custer Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.9%Highest IL: 11.8% 3.7%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.8%Highest IL: 67.1% 25.5%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 1 yr newer than IL 1975Highest 4 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 5% below IL 45 minHighest 63% above IL
Work from home 11.8%±10.4Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±5.6Lowest IL: 15.9%
Wesley Township and Custer Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miLowest 32.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Joliet (10%)Chicago (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Custer ParkFew work in Wesley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.2Lowest 38.2Highest
Schools
School district S Will Co Coop for Spec Ed · Wilmington CUSD 209U—
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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