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Winfield vs Campton Township

15 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (17.6× in Campton Township) and jobs per worker (7.6× in Winfield).

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Winfield, ILA regional job hubIllinois · 10,095 people
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Campton Township, ILKnown for its schoolsKane County · 17,093 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 $670 more a month in Campton 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.

Winfield$2,730/mo
Typical home $386K (Census) · tax rate 2.19% · or rent about $1,493/mo · Housing →
Campton Township$3,400/mo
Typical home $490K (Census) · tax rate 2.04%+ · or rent about $2,206/mo · Housing →

The difference: $670 a month, about $8,100 a year, between Campton Township and Winfield.

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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Winfield places higher on 12 of 18 IL lists

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
WinfieldCampton Township
Snow a year46″39″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th31st
Outdoors & history
WinfieldCampton Township
Trails2 mi32 mi
Conserved land16.5%13.1%
Settled1921—
Archive photos16—
Famous people born here21—
Community
WinfieldCampton Township
Library hours a week62 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.

Where they are

15 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WinfieldCampton TownshipWinfieldCampton Township
Winfield ↔ Campton Township15 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.

WinfieldCampton Township
People
Population 10,095Lowest 17,093Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.3%Highest -0.6%Lowest
Median age 44±3.9Highest 13% above IL 43.4±1.3Lowest 11% above IL
Winfield and Campton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.2%±3.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 26%±2.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Campton Township and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.9%±3.1Highest IL: 17% 17.3%±2.5Lowest IL: 17%
Winfield and Campton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 59.7%Highest IL: 37.8% 56.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±1.3Highest IL: 6.3% 3.8%±0.9Lowest IL: 6.3%
Winfield and Campton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $135,795±$20kLowest 63% above IL $181,066±$20kHighest 117% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $386,300±$17kLowest 47% above IL $490,000±$17kHighest 86% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,493±$373Lowest 17% above IL $2,206±$222Highest 73% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $8,460Lowest 60% above IL $10,000+Highest at least 89% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.2%±15.3Highest IL: 47.9% 35.9%±29.8Lowest IL: 47.9%
Winfield and Campton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.2%Highest IL: 11.8% 2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 97.7%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 15 yrs newer than IL 1991Highest 20 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 4% above IL 32 minHighest 16% above IL
Work from home 26.5%±4.9Highest IL: 15.9% 20.7%±3.5Lowest IL: 15.9%
Winfield and Campton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Lowest 4.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.83Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (17%)Chicago (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Campton TownshipFew work in Winfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.5%Highest 13.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 31.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 18Highest 16Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 97.5Highest 18.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#37 of 384 in IL
School district —Central CUSD 301 · Kaneland CUSD 302
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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