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.

Down paymentRate%

Campton Township$3,400/mo

Typical home $490K (Census) · tax rate 2.04%+ · or rent about $2,206/mo · Housing →

Plato Township$3,300/mo

Typical home $470K (Census) · tax rate 2.13%+ · or rent about $1,148/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Campton Township and Plato 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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Campton Township places higher on 13 of 19 IL lists

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

ACampton TownshipBetter than 91% of districts in the state APlato TownshipBetter than 85% of districts in the state

Health

ACampton TownshipHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns APlato TownshipHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns

13Campton Township

5Plato Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #135#515 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #416#6 Cheapest rentCost of living · 840 towns #815#471 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #26#202 Best schoolsSchools · 384 towns #37#76 Lowest depressionHealth · 861 towns #213#126 Most activeHealth · 861 towns #60#131 Shortest commuteGetting around · 862 towns #755#823

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Campton Township’s rankings →

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

Campton TownshipPlato Township

Snow a year39″32″

January low—14°F

July high—84°F

Growing season (days)—174d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st 31st

Outdoors & history

Campton TownshipPlato Township

Trails32 mi 5 mi

Conserved land13.1%9.8%

National Register places—2

Archive photos—1

Community

Campton TownshipPlato Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

Campton TownshipPlato Township

People

Population 17,093Highest 9,200Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.6%Lowest +50.8%Highest

Median age 43.4±1.3Highest 11% above IL 42.4±2.8Lowest 9% above IL

Campton Township and Plato Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 26%±2.4Highest IL: 21.8% 24.4%±4.9Lowest IL: 21.8%

Campton Township and Plato Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17.3%±2.5Highest IL: 17% 15.3%±3.4Lowest IL: 17%

Campton Township and Plato Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.6%Highest IL: 37.8% 49.5%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±0.9Lowest IL: 6.3% 6.1%±2.1Highest IL: 6.3%

Plato Township and Campton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $181,066±$20kHighest 117% above IL $154,851±$28kLowest 86% above IL

Campton Township and Plato Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $490,000±$17kHighest 86% above IL $470,000±$20kLowest 79% above IL

Campton Township and Plato Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,206±$222Highest 73% above IL $1,148±$95Lowest 10% below IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 89% above IL $10,000+ at least 89% above IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.9%±29.8Highest IL: 47.9% 3.9%±12.7Lowest IL: 47.9%

Campton Township and Plato Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 2%Lowest IL: 11.8% 3.4%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 97.7%Highest IL: 67.1% 90.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1991Lowest 20 yrs newer than IL 2003Highest 32 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 16% above IL 35 minHighest 24% above IL

Work from home 20.7%±3.5Highest IL: 15.9% 19.7%±4.3Lowest IL: 15.9%

Campton Township and Plato Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 4.1%Highest 2.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.17Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (13%)Chicago (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Plato TownshipFew work in Campton Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 13.1%Highest 9.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 31.7 miHighest 5.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16Highest 11Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 18.6Highest 14.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #37 of 384 in IL #76 of 384 in IL

School district Central CUSD 301 · Kaneland CUSD 302Kane ROE · Central CUSD 301

High school in town None in townCentral High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 18.4

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.

Campton Township vs Plato Township

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Campton Township places higher on 13 of 19 IL lists

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