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Clyde Township vs Mount Pleasant Township

Next-door neighbors in Whiteside County. The biggest differences: size (18.3× in Mount Pleasant Township) and street grid (4.3× in Mount Pleasant Township).

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Clyde Township, ILA small town of 258Whiteside County · 258 people
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Mount Pleasant Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsWhiteside County · 4,720 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.

Clyde TownshipA small town of 258
Quiet strengthsClyde Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clyde 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.

★ 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.

Clyde Township$900/mo
Typical home $132K (Census) · tax rate 1.92% · Housing →
Mount Pleasant Township$980/mo
Typical home $145K (Census) · tax rate 1.82% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Mount Pleasant Township and Clyde 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.

Where they are

Clyde Township and Mount Pleasant Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clyde TownshipMount Pleasant TownshipClyde TownshipMount Pleasant Township
Clyde Township ↔ Mount Pleasant Township5.4 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.

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
Clyde TownshipMount Pleasant Township
Snow a year32″32″
January low12°F12°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)167d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd52nd
Outdoors & history
Clyde TownshipMount Pleasant Township
Trails15 mi7 mi
Conserved land1.6%0.3%
National Register places1—
Archive photos—3
Community
Clyde TownshipMount Pleasant Township
Library hours a week—35 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

Clyde TownshipMount Pleasant Township
People
Population 258Lowest 4,720Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -2.7%
Median age 43.7±16.1Highest 12% above IL 40.2±4.6Lowest 3% above IL
Clyde Township and Mount Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±12.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 23.9%±5.7Highest IL: 21.8%
Mount Pleasant Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.9%±19.2Highest IL: 17% 22.5%±3.6Lowest IL: 17%
Clyde Township and Mount Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.2%Lowest IL: 37.8% 25.4%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±6.8Highest IL: 6.3% 4.6%±1.5Lowest IL: 6.3%
Clyde Township and Mount Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,179±$31kLowest 40% below IL $74,185±$8kHighest 11% below IL
Mount Pleasant Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $132,100±$39kLowest 50% below IL $145,200±$20kHighest 45% below IL
Mount Pleasant Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $822±$313 35% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,538Lowest 52% below IL $2,638Highest 50% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 23.2%±13.2Highest IL: 47.9%
Mount Pleasant Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 7%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.2%Highest IL: 67.1% 78.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 3 yrs newer than IL 1958Lowest 13 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 6% below IL 20 minLowest 30% below IL
Work from home 3%±5.1Lowest IL: 15.9% 7.5%±3.7Highest IL: 15.9%
Mount Pleasant Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 24.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Lowest 0.86Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Morrison (22%)Morrison (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mount Pleasant TownshipFew work in Clyde Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.1 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 6.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#182 of 384 in IL
School district —Lee/Ogle/Whiteside ROE · Bi-County Special Educ Coop
High school in town —Morrison High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.4
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.

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