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Cedar Township vs Wethersfield Township

34 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (20× in Wethersfield Township) and jobs per worker (4× in Wethersfield Township).

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Cedar Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsKnox County · 2,993 people
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Wethersfield Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsHenry County · 3,746 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.

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 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.

Cedar Township$840/mo
Typical home $125K (Census) · tax rate 1.76% · or rent about $739/mo · Housing →
Wethersfield Township$780/mo
Typical home $107K (Census) · tax rate 2.42% · or rent about $894/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $800 a year, between Cedar Township and Wethersfield 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.

Report cards

Wethersfield Township places higher on 10 of 18 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.

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
Cedar TownshipWethersfield Township
Snow a year26″31″
January low14°F14°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)180d175d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th27th
Outdoors & history
Cedar TownshipWethersfield Township
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.6%0.7%
Community
Cedar TownshipWethersfield Township
Library hours a week24 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.

Where they are

34 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cedar Township ↔ Wethersfield Township34 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.

Cedar TownshipWethersfield Township
People
Population 2,993Lowest 3,746Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.8%Lowest -3.6%Highest
Median age 48±8.1Lowest 23% above IL 49.6±5.2Highest 27% above IL
Wethersfield Township and Cedar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.6%±4.8Highest IL: 21.8% 15.6%±4.1Lowest IL: 21.8%
Cedar Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.3%±5.1Lowest IL: 17% 27.8%±5.1Highest IL: 17%
Wethersfield Township and Cedar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 24.8%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±3.3Lowest IL: 6.3% 11.2%±4.4Highest IL: 6.3%
Wethersfield Township and Cedar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,713±$9kHighest 20% below IL $62,149±$11kLowest 25% below IL
Cedar Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,100±$22kHighest 52% below IL $106,900±$11kLowest 59% below IL
Cedar Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $739±$74Lowest 42% below IL $894±$208Highest 30% below IL
Wethersfield Township and Cedar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,205Lowest 58% below IL $2,585Highest 51% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.5%±34Highest IL: 47.9% 42.6%±20.8Lowest IL: 47.9%
Cedar Township and Wethersfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.6%Lowest IL: 11.8% 6.3%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.8%Lowest IL: 67.1% 78.4%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 20 yrs older than IL 1964Highest 7 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest about the IL average 15 minLowest 47% below IL
Work from home 7.1%±3.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.7%±5.3Highest IL: 15.9%
Wethersfield Township and Cedar Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.6%Lowest 14.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.93Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Galesburg (27%)Kewanee (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wethersfield TownshipFew work in Cedar Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.1Highest 6.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #291 of 384 in IL#234 of 384 in IL
School district Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276Wethersfield CUSD 230
High school in town None in townWethersfield Jr/Sr High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.1
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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