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Wethersfield Township vs Logan Township

36 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.9× in Wethersfield Township) and home values (+58% in Logan Township).

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Wethersfield Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsHenry County · 3,746 people
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Logan Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsPeoria County · 3,214 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

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

Wethersfield Township$780/mo
Typical home $107K (Census) · tax rate 2.42% · or rent about $894/mo · Housing →
Logan Township$1,180/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 2.08% · or rent about $908/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Logan Township and Wethersfield 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.

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
Wethersfield TownshipLogan Township
Snow a year31″26″
January low14°F18°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)175d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th33rd
Outdoors & history
Wethersfield TownshipLogan Township
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.7%0.7%
National Register places—1
Community
Wethersfield TownshipLogan 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

36 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wethersfield Township ↔ Logan Township36 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.

Wethersfield TownshipLogan Township
People
Population 3,746Highest 3,214Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.6%Lowest +1.7%Highest
Median age 49.6±5.2Lowest 27% above IL 54.8±7Highest 41% above IL
Logan Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.6%±4.1Lowest IL: 21.8% 15.9%±5.1Highest IL: 21.8%
Logan Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.8%±5.1Highest IL: 17% 24.9%±5.1Lowest IL: 17%
Wethersfield Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.8%Lowest IL: 37.8% 25.7%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.2%±4.4Highest IL: 6.3% 2.2%±1.4Lowest IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,149±$11kLowest 25% below IL $73,341±$7kHighest 12% below IL
Logan Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,900±$11kLowest 59% below IL $168,500±$23kHighest 36% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $894±$208Lowest 30% below IL $908±$134Highest 29% below IL
Logan Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,585Lowest 51% below IL $3,506Highest 34% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.6%±20.8Lowest IL: 47.9% 71.9%±18.2Highest IL: 47.9%
Logan Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.3%Highest IL: 11.8% 6.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.4%Lowest IL: 67.1% 79.5%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 7 yrs older than IL 1972Highest 1 yr newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 47% below IL 23 minHighest 17% below IL
Work from home 10.7%±5.3Highest IL: 15.9% 10.3%±4.1Lowest IL: 15.9%
Wethersfield Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 14.2%Highest 3.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.93Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kewanee (39%)Peoria (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Logan TownshipFew work in Wethersfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7% 0.7%
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.0Highest 3.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #234 of 384 in IL—
School district Wethersfield CUSD 230—
High school in town Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 11.1 —
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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