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Caledonia vs Rush Township

59 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (11.9× in Caledonia) and rent (+55% in Caledonia).

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Caledonia, ILA small town of 226Illinois · 226 people
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Rush Township, ILA small town of 328Jo Daviess County · 328 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.

CaledoniaA small town of 226
Quiet strengthsCaledonia doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Caledonia →
Rush TownshipA small town of 328
Quiet strengthsRush Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rush 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.

Street grid11.9×
Caledonia has the more walkable street grid
Caledonia 15.5Rush Township 1.3
Rent+55%
Rent runs higher in Caledonia
Caledonia $1,711Rush Township $1,106
Average commute8 min
Rush Township has the shorter commute
Caledonia 26 minRush Township 18 min
Jobs per worker+80%
Rush Township is more of a job hub
Rush Township 0.36Caledonia 0.20
★ 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.

Caledonia$1,150/mo
Typical home $163K (Census) · tax rate 2.14% · or rent about $1,711/mo · Housing →
Rush Township$1,070/mo
Typical home $154K (Census) · tax rate 2.07% · or rent about $1,106/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Caledonia and Rush 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
CaledoniaRush Township
Snow a year38″36″
January low—12°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—165d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th34th
Outdoors & history
CaledoniaRush Township
Trails—56 mi
Conserved land—2.2%
Settled1996—
National Register places—2
Archive photos5—
Community
CaledoniaRush 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

59 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CaledoniaILRush TownshipJo Daviess County
Caledonia ↔ Rush Township59 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.

CaledoniaRush Township
People
Population 226Lowest 328Highest
Median age 41±20.8Lowest 5% above IL 41.3±3.7Highest 6% above IL
Rush Township and Caledonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.2%±9.8Highest IL: 21.8% 13.1%±7.9Lowest IL: 21.8%
Caledonia and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.4%±13.4Lowest IL: 17% 20.1%±13Highest IL: 17%
Rush Township and Caledonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.7%Lowest IL: 37.8% 38.2%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.2%±11.3Highest IL: 6.3% 4.3%±6.4Lowest IL: 6.3%
Caledonia and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,571±$24kHighest 6% above IL $75,278±$63kLowest 10% below IL
Caledonia and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $163,200±$16kHighest 38% below IL $153,800±$43kLowest 42% below IL
Caledonia and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,711±$386Highest 34% above IL $1,106±$63Lowest 13% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,500Highest 34% below IL $3,186Lowest 40% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 22.6%±35.9Highest IL: 47.9%
Rush Township and Caledonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.4%Lowest IL: 11.8% 12.5%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 64%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1941Highest 30 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 7% below IL 18 minLowest 34% below IL
Work from home 5.3%±5.4Highest IL: 15.9% 3.4%±4.9Lowest IL: 15.9%
Caledonia and Rush Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 0.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rockford (28%)Stockton (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rush TownshipFew work in Caledonia
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 55.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.5Highest 1.3Lowest
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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