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Bath Township vs Kerton Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (8.9× in Bath Township) and size (15.9× in Bath Township).

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Bath Township, ILA small town of 652Mason County · 652 people
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Kerton Township, ILA small town of 41Fulton County · 41 people
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 →
Kerton TownshipA small town of 41
Quiet strengthsKerton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kerton 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Kerton 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 →
Kerton Township$820/mo
Typical home $153K (Census) · tax rate 0.13% · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Kerton 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.

Where they are

Bath Township and Kerton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bath TownshipKerton TownshipBath TownshipKerton Township
Bath Township ↔ Kerton Township5.4 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
Bath TownshipKerton Township
Snow a year28″28″
January low16°F16°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)185d185d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st29th
Outdoors & history
Bath TownshipKerton Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land5.7%—
Community
Bath TownshipKerton 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.

Bath TownshipKerton Township
People
Population 652Highest 41Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.9% —
Median age 54.6±5.6Lowest 40% above IL 54.8±19.3Highest 41% above IL
Kerton Township and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.3%±4.9Highest IL: 21.8% 0%±89.7Lowest IL: 21.8%
Bath Township and Kerton 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% 29.3%±100Highest IL: 17%
Kerton 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% 0%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.9Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±44.8Lowest IL: 6.3%
Bath Township and Kerton 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 $146,250±$35kHighest 75% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $86,100±$20kLowest 67% below IL $152,500±$99kHighest 42% below IL
Kerton 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±$38 34% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,769Highest 67% below IL $199Lowest 96% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17.6%±100 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 13.7%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.7%Lowest IL: 67.1% 100%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 5 yrs older than IL 1985Highest 14 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 min 31% above IL —
Work from home 4.2%±4Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±37.1Lowest IL: 15.9%
Bath Township and Kerton 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%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miHighest 33.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Havana (16%)Macomb (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kerton TownshipFew work in Bath Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.7%Lowest 13.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.6 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 1.4Lowest
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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