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Adams Township vs Gridley

58 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (19.8× in Gridley) and rent (2.4× in Adams Township).

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Adams Township, ILKnown for its schoolsLaSalle County · 1,916 people
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Gridley, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 1,390 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.

Adams TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 66%of IL districts All about Adams Township →
GridleyOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$218K typical home27% below the IL typical home All about Gridley →
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 grid19.8×
Gridley has the more walkable street grid
Gridley 55.5Adams Township 2.8
Rent2.4×
Rent runs higher in Adams Township
Adams Township $1,967Gridley $808
Home values+68%
Homes cost more in Adams Township
Adams Township $237,900Gridley $141,300
Trails3.6×
Adams Township has more miles of trail
Adams Township 1.8 miGridley 0.5 mi
Average commute20 min
Gridley has the shorter commute
Adams Township 46 minGridley 26 min
Property tax bill+66%
Tax bills are bigger in Adams Township
Adams Township $4,888Gridley $2,944
★ What stands out · 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
B+Adams TownshipBetter than 66% of districts in the state –GridleyNot graded
Health
BAdams TownshipHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns AGridleyHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns
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.

Adams Township$1,650/mo
Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 2.05% · or rent about $1,967/mo · Housing →
Gridley$1,520/mo
Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.08% · or rent about $808/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Adams Township and Gridley.

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.

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
Adams TownshipGridley
Snow a year30″20″
January low—15°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th64th
Outdoors & history
Adams TownshipGridley
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled18491869
Community
Adams TownshipGridley
Library hours a week—24 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

58 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Adams TownshipLaSalle CountyGridleyIL
Adams Township ↔ Gridley58 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.

Adams TownshipGridley
People
Population 1,916Highest 1,390Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.6%Lowest +1.7%Highest
Median age 38.1±3.1Highest about the IL average 37.6±8Lowest 4% below IL
Adams Township and Gridley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.6%±4Lowest IL: 21.8% 26.3%±4Highest IL: 21.8%
Gridley and Adams Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.1%±3.8Lowest IL: 17% 20.3%±5.8Highest IL: 17%
Gridley and Adams Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.4%Highest IL: 37.8% 28.1%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±1.2Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.9%±2.1Highest IL: 6.3%
Gridley and Adams Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,424±$24kHighest 19% below IL $67,250±$16kLowest 19% below IL
Adams Township and Gridley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $237,900±$37kHighest 10% below IL $141,300±$11kLowest 46% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,967±$871Highest 54% above IL $808±$131Lowest 37% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,888Highest 8% below IL $2,944Lowest 44% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.5%±40.6Highest IL: 47.9% 37.6%±13.4Lowest IL: 47.9%
Adams Township and Gridley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.7%Highest IL: 11.8% 5.7%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.8%Lowest IL: 67.1% 71.5%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 5 yrs older than IL 1968Highest 3 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 46 minHighest 66% above IL 26 minLowest 7% below IL
Work from home 4.8%±3.4Lowest IL: 15.9% 12.9%±5.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Gridley and Adams Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3%Highest 2.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sandwich (8%)Bloomington (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GridleyFew work in Adams Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Lowest 55.5Highest
Schools
School district Leland CUSD 1—
High school in town Leland High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 11.6 —
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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