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Alba Township vs Gold Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: average commute (26 min in Alba Township) and street grid (2.3× in Gold Township).

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Alba Township, ILA small town of 121Henry County · 121 people
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Gold Township, ILA small town of 180Bureau County · 180 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.

Alba TownshipA small town of 121
Quiet strengthsAlba Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Gold TownshipA small town of 180
Quiet strengthsGold Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gold Township →
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.

Average commute26 min
Alba Township has the shorter commute
Gold Township 38 minAlba Township 12 min
Street grid2.3×
Gold Township has the more walkable street grid
Gold Township 1.6Alba Township 0.7
Bachelor’s degree++21.9 pts
More adults in Gold Township have a degree
Gold Township 34.8%Alba Township 12.9%
Homeowners+18 pts renters
Alba Township has more renters
Gold Township 100%Alba Township 82%
Typical home built26 yrs
Alba Township’s homes are older
Gold Township 1972Alba Township 1946
Jobs per worker+86%
Alba Township is more of a job hub
Alba Township 0.54Gold Township 0.29
★ What stands out · Where they are

Alba Township and Gold Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Alba TownshipGold TownshipAlba TownshipGold Township
Alba Township ↔ Gold Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border
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
Alba TownshipGold Township
Snow a year28″36″
January low15°F13°F
July high86°F83°F
Growing season (days)180d172d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th27th
Outdoors & history
Alba TownshipGold Township
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.9%2.2%
Settled1856—
Community
Alba TownshipGold 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.

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.

Alba TownshipGold Township
People
Population 121Lowest 180Highest
Median age 28.9±34.6Lowest 26% below IL 53.1±6.6Highest 36% above IL
Gold Township and Alba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.7%±33Highest IL: 21.8% 26.7%±18Lowest IL: 21.8%
Alba Township and Gold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.4%±30.8Lowest IL: 17% 20%±19.8Highest IL: 17%
Gold Township and Alba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.9%Lowest IL: 37.8% 34.8%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.2Lowest IL: 6.3% 6.1%±10.5Highest IL: 6.3%
Gold Township and Alba Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $115,333±$46k 38% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $187,500±$43k 29% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly — $4,233 20% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 21.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82%Lowest IL: 67.1% 100%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1946Lowest 25 yrs older than IL 1972Highest 1 yr newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 56% below IL 38 minHighest 36% above IL
Work from home 6.3%±13.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 7.1%±8.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Gold Township and Alba 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 29.3 miHighest 24.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Highest 0.29Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Geneseo (16%)Princeton (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gold TownshipFew work in Alba Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 1.6Highest
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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