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Bath Township vs Genesee Township

120 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+11.3 pts in Genesee Township) and jobs per worker (+91% in Bath Township).

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Bath Township, ILA small town of 652Mason County · 652 people
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Genesee Township, ILA small town of 615Whiteside County · 615 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.

Bath TownshipA small town of 652
Quiet strengthsBath Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bath Township →
Genesee TownshipA small town of 615
Quiet strengthsGenesee Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Genesee 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.

Growth since 2010+11.3 pts
Genesee Township has grown faster since 2010
Genesee Township -3.6%Bath Township -14.9%
Jobs per worker+91%
Bath Township is more of a job hub
Bath Township 0.21Genesee Township 0.11
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Genesee 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.

Bath Township$600/mo
Typical home $86K (Census) · tax rate 2.05% · or rent about $835/mo · Housing →
Genesee Township$790/mo
Typical home $123K (Census) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Genesee Township and Bath 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.

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
Bath TownshipGenesee Township
Snow a year28″29″
January low16°F—
July high88°F—
Growing season (days)185d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st49th
Outdoors & history
Bath TownshipGenesee Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land5.7%—
Community
Bath TownshipGenesee 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

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bath TownshipMason CountyGenesee TownshipWhiteside County
Bath Township ↔ Genesee Township120 miles apart
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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.

Bath TownshipGenesee Township
People
Population 652Highest 615Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.9%Lowest -3.6%Highest
Median age 54.6±5.6Highest 40% above IL 54±8.3Lowest 38% above IL
Bath Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.3%±4.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 19.8%±11.3Highest IL: 21.8%
Genesee Township and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.4%±9Lowest IL: 17% 30.1%±17.1Highest IL: 17%
Genesee Township and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Highest IL: 37.8% 14.3%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.9Highest IL: 6.3% 0.7%±0.7Lowest IL: 6.3%
Bath Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,458±$16kLowest 26% below IL $82,500±$24kHighest about the IL average
Genesee Township and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $86,100±$20kLowest 67% below IL $123,100±$36kHighest 53% below IL
Genesee Township and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $835±$38Lowest 34% below IL $888±$196Highest 30% below IL
Genesee Township and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,769Lowest 67% below IL $1,776Highest 66% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17.6%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 40%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Genesee Township and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.7%Highest IL: 11.8% 12.3%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.7%Lowest IL: 67.1% 93.4%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 5 yrs older than IL 1959Lowest 12 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 31% above IL 35 minLowest 27% above IL
Work from home 4.2%±4Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±5.5Lowest IL: 15.9%
Bath Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Havana (16%)Sterling (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Genesee TownshipFew work in Bath Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.7%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.0Highest 2.2Lowest
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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