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Ayers Township vs Clyde Township

169 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.9× in Ayers Township) and street grid (2.2× in Ayers Township).

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Ayers Township, ILKnown for its schoolsChampaign County · 346 people
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Clyde Township, ILA small town of 258Whiteside County · 258 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.

Ayers TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 66%of IL districts All about Ayers Township →
Clyde TownshipA small town of 258
Quiet strengthsClyde Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clyde 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.

Jobs per worker2.9×
Ayers Township is more of a job hub
Ayers Township 0.60Clyde Township 0.21
Street grid2.2×
Ayers Township has the more walkable street grid
Ayers Township 3.5Clyde Township 1.6
Average commute5 min
Clyde Township has the shorter commute
Ayers Township 31 minClyde Township 26 min
★ 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.

Ayers Township$920/mo
Typical home $138K (Census) · tax rate 1.76% · or rent about $940/mo · Housing →
Clyde Township$900/mo
Typical home $132K (Census) · tax rate 1.92% · 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.

Schools
B+Ayers TownshipBetter than 66% of districts in the state –Clyde TownshipNot graded
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
Ayers TownshipClyde Township
Snow a year18″32″
January low—12°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th33rd
Outdoors & history
Ayers TownshipClyde Township
Trails0 mi15 mi
Conserved land0%1.6%
National Register places—1
Community
Ayers TownshipClyde 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

169 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ayers TownshipChampaign CountyClyde TownshipWhiteside County
Ayers Township ↔ Clyde Township169 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.

Ayers TownshipClyde Township
People
Population 346Highest 258Lowest
Median age 43.9±9.2Highest 13% above IL 43.7±16.1Lowest 12% above IL
Ayers Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.5%±4.7Lowest IL: 21.8% 20.2%±12.9Highest IL: 21.8%
Clyde Township and Ayers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.8%±6.3Lowest IL: 17% 27.9%±19.2Highest IL: 17%
Clyde Township and Ayers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 8.2%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±7Highest IL: 6.3% 5%±6.8Lowest IL: 6.3%
Ayers Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,500±$21kHighest 25% below IL $50,179±$31kLowest 40% below IL
Ayers Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $137,500±$14kHighest 48% below IL $132,100±$39kLowest 50% below IL
Ayers Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $940±$100 26% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,423Lowest 54% below IL $2,538Highest 52% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.8%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Ayers Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.3%Highest IL: 11.8% 3.5%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 84.2%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 8 yrs older than IL 1974Highest 3 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 10% above IL 26 minLowest 6% below IL
Work from home 4.2%±3.8Highest IL: 15.9% 3%±5.1Lowest IL: 15.9%
Ayers Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.60Highest 0.21Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Urbana (26%)Morrison (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clyde TownshipFew work in Ayers Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 15.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.5Highest 1.6Lowest
Schools
School district Heritage CUSD 8—
High school in town Heritage High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 10.7 —
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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