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

B−Casey TownshipBetter than 49% of districts in the state BPatton TownshipBetter than 58% of districts in the state

Health

CCasey TownshipHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns BPatton TownshipHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns

3Casey Township

14Patton Township

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

Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #834#513 Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #576#337 HealthiestHealth · 861 towns #697#479 Fewest smokersHealth · 861 towns #637#447 Most remote workersWork · 849 towns #578#416 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #342#202 Most activeHealth · 861 towns #582#447 Shortest commuteGetting around · 862 towns #592#462

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

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.

Down paymentRate%

Casey Township$940/mo

Typical home $137K (Census) · tax rate 1.91% · or rent about $746/mo · 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.

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

Casey TownshipPatton Township

Snow a year12″18″

January low19°F 15°F

July high88°F 84°F

Growing season (days)187d 170d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st 21st

Outdoors & history

Casey TownshipPatton Township

Trails1 mi 7 mi

Conserved land0.2%0.4%

Archive photos1 —

Famous people born here3 —

Community

Casey TownshipPatton Township

Library hours a week33 hrs 40 hrs

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.

Where they are

79 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Casey TownshipClark County Patton TownshipFord County

Casey Township ↔ Patton Township79 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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

Casey TownshipPatton Township

People

Population 3,451Lowest 5,173Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.6%Lowest -2%Highest

Median age 39.6±1.8Highest about the IL average 39.2±2.5Lowest about the IL average

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

Kids under 18 24.5%±4.5Highest IL: 21.8% 24.1%±3Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 21.4%±3.9Highest IL: 17% 20.3%±3.1Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.2%Lowest IL: 37.8% 21.1%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.6 IL: 6.3% 2.4%±1.2 IL: 6.3%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $59,679±$11kLowest 28% below IL $66,750±$10kHighest 20% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $137,300±$27kHighest 48% below IL $125,700±$14kLowest 52% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $746±$160Lowest 41% below IL $792±$203Highest 38% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,621Lowest 51% below IL $2,851Highest 46% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.7%±14.5Highest IL: 47.9% 16.7%±8.6Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 8.2%Highest IL: 11.8% 7.7%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 76.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 2 yrs older than IL 1959Lowest 12 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest about the IL average 26 minLowest 5% below IL

Work from home 8.1%±4.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.7%±5.7Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 27.2%Highest 22.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Highest 0.74Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Casey (23%)Paxton (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Patton TownshipFew work in Casey Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 0.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 6.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 9.2Highest 5.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #180 of 384 in IL #142 of 384 in IL

School district Casey-Westfield CUSD 4CPaxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10

High school in town Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr HSPaxton-Buckley-Loda High School

Students per teacherat that high school 13.4Highest 11.2Lowest

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.

Casey Township vs Patton Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Patton Township places higher on 14 of 19 IL lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

79 miles apart

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