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Bird Township vs Darwin Township

125 miles apart. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+33.2 pts in Darwin Township) and homeowners (+26 pts renters in Darwin Township).

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Bird Township, ILA small town of 400Macoupin County · 400 people
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Darwin Township, ILA small town of 316Clark County · 316 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.

Bird TownshipA small town of 400
Quiet strengthsBird Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Darwin TownshipA small town of 316
Quiet strengthsDarwin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Darwin 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.

Bachelor’s degree++33.2 pts
More adults in Darwin Township have a degree
Darwin Township 100%Bird Township 66.8%
Homeowners+26 pts renters
Darwin Township has more renters
Bird Township 100%Darwin Township 74%
Street grid2.2×
Darwin Township has the more walkable street grid
Darwin Township 2.6Bird Township 1.2
Typical home built34 yrs
Bird Township’s homes are older
Darwin Township 2001Bird Township 1967
Jobs per worker2.2×
Bird Township is more of a job hub
Bird Township 0.43Darwin Township 0.20
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
Bird TownshipDarwin Township
Snow a year18″15″
January low—21°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd46th
Outdoors & history
Bird TownshipDarwin Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.3%7.4%
Community
Bird TownshipDarwin Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

125 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bird TownshipMacoupin CountyDarwin TownshipClark County
Bird Township ↔ Darwin Township125 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.

Bird TownshipDarwin Township
People
Population 400Highest 316Lowest
Median age 31.5±2.7Highest 19% below IL 22.4±11.5Lowest 43% below IL
Bird Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.3%±20.3Lowest IL: 21.8% 47.2%±54.6Highest IL: 21.8%
Darwin Township and Bird Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.8%±14.2Highest IL: 17% 4.1%±14.9Lowest IL: 17%
Bird Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 66.8%Lowest IL: 37.8% 100%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±4.9Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±5.8Lowest IL: 6.3%
Bird Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $142,786±$57kHighest 71% above IL $83,491±$12kLowest about the IL average
Bird Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $230,000±$107k 13% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,331 37% below IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±73.5 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest IL: 11.8% 15.8%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest IL: 67.1% 74%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 4 yrs older than IL 2001Highest 30 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest about the IL average 27 minLowest 4% below IL
Work from home 13.2%±14.9Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±12Lowest IL: 15.9%
Bird Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Carlinville (13%)Marshall (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Darwin TownshipFew work in Bird Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 7.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 mi 1.2 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 2.6Highest
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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