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Bonpas Township vs Morgan Township

68 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+91% in Morgan Township) and average commute (14 min in Morgan Township).

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Bonpas Township, ILA small town of 354Richland County · 354 people
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Morgan Township, ILA small town of 325Coles County · 325 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.

Bonpas TownshipA small town of 354
Quiet strengthsBonpas Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bonpas Township →
Morgan TownshipA small town of 325
Quiet strengthsMorgan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Morgan 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Morgan 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.

Bonpas Township$770/mo
Typical home $123K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · Housing →
Morgan Township$1,050/mo
Typical home $155K (Census) · tax rate 1.84% · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Morgan Township and Bonpas 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
Bonpas TownshipMorgan Township
Snow a year11″19″
January low21°F21°F
July high87°F88°F
Growing season (days)189d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th75th
Outdoors & history
Bonpas TownshipMorgan Township
Trails6 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Community
Bonpas TownshipMorgan 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

68 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bonpas Township ↔ Morgan Township68 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.

Bonpas TownshipMorgan Township
People
Population 354Highest 325Lowest
Median age 32.6±14.4Highest 16% below IL 30.1±21.9Lowest 23% below IL
Bonpas Township and Morgan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.3%±17.3Highest IL: 21.8% 17.5%±12.6Lowest IL: 21.8%
Bonpas Township and Morgan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.7%±10.3Lowest IL: 17% 17.5%±9.9Highest IL: 17%
Morgan Township and Bonpas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 11.4%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±4.9Lowest IL: 6.3% 6.5%±9.5Highest IL: 6.3%
Morgan Township and Bonpas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,125±$15kLowest 6% above IL $90,385±$41kHighest 8% above IL
Morgan Township and Bonpas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $122,900±$103kLowest 53% below IL $154,900±$29kHighest 41% below IL
Morgan Township and Bonpas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,491Lowest 72% below IL $2,846Highest 46% below IL
Below poverty line 8.2%Highest IL: 11.8% 2.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 100%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 15 yrs newer than IL 1992Highest 21 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 21% above IL 20 minLowest 29% below IL
Work from home 0%±9Lowest IL: 15.9% 20.9%±21.9Highest IL: 15.9%
Morgan Township and Bonpas 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 18.8 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.05Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Olney (31%)Mattoon (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Morgan TownshipFew work in Bonpas Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Lowest 2.8Highest
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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