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Button Township vs Patton Township

Next-door neighbors in Ford County. The biggest differences: size (37.2× in Patton Township) and street grid (4.2× in Patton Township).

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Button Township, ILA small town of 139Ford County · 139 people
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Patton Township, ILKnown for its schoolsFord County · 5,173 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.

Button TownshipA small town of 139
Quiet strengthsButton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Button Township →
Patton TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#142 for schools in ILof 384 towns All about Patton 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.

Size37.2×
Patton Township is the bigger place
Patton Township 5,173Button Township 139
Street grid4.2×
Patton Township has the more walkable street grid
Patton Township 5.0Button Township 1.2
Work in town+21 pts
More of Patton Township’s workers stay in town
Patton Township 22.9%Button Township 1.9%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Patton Township is more of a job hub
Patton Township 0.74Button Township 0.32
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Button Township
Button Township $3,636Patton Township $2,851
Typical home built21 yrs
Button Township’s homes are older
Patton Township 1959Button Township 1938
★ 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.

Button Township$860/mo
Typical home $106K (Census) · tax rate 3.42% · Housing →
Patton Township$900/mo
Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 2.27% · or rent about $792/mo · 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.

Where they are

Button Township and Patton Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Button TownshipPatton TownshipButton TownshipPatton Township
Button Township ↔ Patton Township7.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
–Button TownshipNot graded BPatton TownshipBetter than 58% of districts in the state
Health
–Button TownshipNot graded BPatton TownshipHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns
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
Button TownshipPatton Township
Snow a year18″18″
January low15°F15°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)170d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th21st
Outdoors & history
Button TownshipPatton Township
Trails7 mi7 mi
Conserved land0.1%0.4%
Community
Button TownshipPatton Township
Library hours a week—40 hrs
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.

Button TownshipPatton Township
People
Population 139Lowest 5,173Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -2%
Median age 44.1±26.3Highest 13% above IL 39.2±2.5Lowest about the IL average
Button Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.2%±19.2Highest IL: 21.8% 24.1%±3Lowest IL: 21.8%
Button Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.7%±28.6Lowest IL: 17% 20.3%±3.1Highest IL: 17%
Patton Township and Button Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.6%Highest IL: 37.8% 21.1%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13.2Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.4%±1.2Highest IL: 6.3%
Patton Township and Button Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $102,083±$31kHighest 22% above IL $66,750±$10kLowest 20% below IL
Button Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,300±$56kLowest 60% below IL $125,700±$14kHighest 52% below IL
Patton Township and Button Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $792±$203 38% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,636Highest 31% below IL $2,851Lowest 46% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 16.7%±8.6Highest IL: 47.9%
Patton Township and Button Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest IL: 11.8% 7.7%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.8%Lowest IL: 67.1% 76.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1959Highest 12 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 26 min 5% below IL
Work from home 5.7%±9.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.7%±5.7Highest IL: 15.9%
Patton Township and Button Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 22.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Lowest 0.74Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Paxton (14%)Paxton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Patton TownshipFew work in Button Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.4 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 5.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#142 of 384 in IL
School district —Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10
High school in town —Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.2
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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