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Willowbrook vs Kickapoo Township

115 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (22.2× in Kickapoo Township) and street grid (13.6× in Willowbrook).

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Willowbrook, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 9,131 people
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Kickapoo Township, ILKnown for its schoolsPeoria County · 8,175 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 about the same each month

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.

Willowbrook$2,090/mo
Typical home $325K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $1,747/mo · Housing →
Kickapoo Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 2.28% · or rent about $1,452/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
WillowbrookKickapoo Township
Snow a year42″26″
January low—18°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th28th
Outdoors & history
WillowbrookKickapoo Township
Trails2 mi33 mi
Conserved land2.8%12.9%
Settled1960—
National Register places1—
Archive photos1—
Community
WillowbrookKickapoo 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

115 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Willowbrook ↔ Kickapoo Township115 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.

WillowbrookKickapoo Township
People
Population 9,131Highest 8,175Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.1%Lowest +17.4%Highest
Median age 45±5.2Highest 15% above IL 40.5±4.8Lowest 4% above IL
Willowbrook and Kickapoo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15%±2.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 22.1%±4.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+ 26.6%±3.5Highest IL: 17% 18.2%±3.8Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 53.1%Highest IL: 37.8% 52.5%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.4%±2.6Highest IL: 6.3% 6.1%±2Lowest IL: 6.3%
Willowbrook and Kickapoo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $99,239±$4kLowest 19% above IL $112,391±$42kHighest 35% above IL
Kickapoo Township and Willowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $358,600±$30kHighest 36% above IL $291,200±$24kLowest 11% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,747±$103Highest 37% above IL $1,452±$142Lowest 14% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,075Lowest 4% below IL $6,627Highest 25% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.8%±14.2Highest IL: 47.9% 22.1%±12.2Lowest IL: 47.9%
Willowbrook and Kickapoo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.6%Lowest IL: 11.8% 9.4%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 72.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 9 yrs newer than IL 2003Highest 32 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 4% below IL 21 minLowest 26% below IL
Work from home 11.7%±3.6Lowest IL: 15.9% 17.3%±6.1Highest IL: 15.9%
Kickapoo Township and Willowbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Lowest 2.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.62Highest 0.78Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (26%)Peoria (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kickapoo TownshipFew work in Willowbrook
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.8%Lowest 12.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 33.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 113Highest 8.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#13 of 384 in IL
School district —Dunlap CUSD 323
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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