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Zif Township vs Keith Township

Next-door neighbors in Wayne County. The biggest differences: typical home built (47 yrs in Zif Township) and property tax bill (+53% in Zif Township).

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Zif Township, ILA small town of 255Wayne County · 255 people
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Keith Township, ILA small town of 302Wayne County · 302 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.

Zif TownshipA small town of 255
Quiet strengthsZif Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Keith TownshipA small town of 302
Quiet strengthsKeith Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Keith Township →
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.

Typical home built47 yrs
Zif Township’s homes are older
Keith Township 1994Zif Township 1947
Property tax bill+53%
Tax bills are bigger in Zif Township
Zif Township $1,940Keith Township $1,268
Bachelor’s degree++26.1 pts
More adults in Keith Township have a degree
Keith Township 65%Zif Township 38.9%
Trails2.3×
Keith Township has more miles of trail
Keith Township 5.9 miZif Township 2.6 mi
Street grid+57%
Zif Township has the more walkable street grid
Zif Township 4.7Keith Township 3.0
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Zif 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.

Zif Township$770/mo
Typical home $116K (Census) · tax rate 1.67% · Housing →
Keith Township$550/mo
Typical home $86K (Census) · tax rate 1.48% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Zif Township and Keith 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.

Where they are

Zif Township and Keith Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Zif TownshipKeith TownshipZif TownshipKeith Township
Zif Township ↔ Keith Township9.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Zif TownshipKeith Township
Snow a year11″11″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th72nd
Outdoors & history
Zif TownshipKeith Township
Trails3 mi6 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Zif TownshipKeith Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

Zif TownshipKeith Township
People
Population 255Lowest 302Highest
Median age 32.1±10.8Lowest 18% below IL 33.8±21.4Highest 13% below IL
Keith Township and Zif Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.5%±11.2Lowest IL: 21.8% 27.8%±22.8Highest IL: 21.8%
Keith Township and Zif Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.5%±16.1Highest IL: 17% 9.6%±13.2Lowest IL: 17%
Zif Township and Keith Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.9%Lowest IL: 37.8% 65%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.2 IL: 6.3% 0%±6.1 IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $37,054±$26kLowest 56% below IL $66,277±$18kHighest 21% below IL
Keith Township and Zif Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $115,900±$9kHighest 56% below IL $85,600±$33kLowest 67% below IL
Zif Township and Keith Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,940Highest 63% below IL $1,268Lowest 76% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±96.3 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 35.7%Highest IL: 11.8% 3.3%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.6%Highest IL: 67.1% 80.1%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1947Lowest 24 yrs older than IL 1994Highest 23 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 27 min 4% below IL
Work from home 10.8%±7.5Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±9.7Lowest IL: 15.9%
Zif Township and Keith Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 26.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fairfield (19%)Fairfield (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Keith TownshipFew work in Zif Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 2.6 miLowest 5.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.7Highest 3.0Lowest
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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