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Clyde Township vs Ustick Township

Next-door neighbors in Whiteside County. The biggest differences: trails (7.6× in Clyde Township) and jobs per worker (3× in Clyde Township).

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Clyde Township, ILA small town of 258Whiteside County · 258 people
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Ustick Township, ILA small town of 410Whiteside County · 410 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.

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 →
Ustick TownshipA small town of 410
Quiet strengthsUstick Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ustick 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.

Trails7.6×
Clyde Township has more miles of trail
Clyde Township 15.1 miUstick Township 2.0 mi
Jobs per worker3×
Clyde Township is more of a job hub
Clyde Township 0.21Ustick Township 0.07
Property tax bill+43%
Tax bills are bigger in Ustick Township
Ustick Township $3,627Clyde Township $2,538
Bachelor’s degree++22.3 pts
More adults in Ustick Township have a degree
Ustick Township 30.5%Clyde Township 8.2%
Homeowners+11.1 pts renters
Clyde Township has more renters
Ustick Township 95.3%Clyde Township 84.2%
Typical home built12 yrs
Ustick Township’s homes are older
Clyde Township 1974Ustick Township 1962
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Ustick Township

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 →
Ustick Township$1,440/mo
Typical home $218K (Census) · tax rate 1.67% · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Ustick 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 Ustick Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clyde TownshipUstick TownshipClyde TownshipUstick Township
Clyde Township ↔ Ustick Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipUstick Township
Snow a year32″32″
January low12°F12°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)167d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Clyde TownshipUstick Township
Trails15 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.6%1.5%
National Register places1—
Community
Clyde TownshipUstick 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.

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 TownshipUstick Township
People
Population 258Lowest 410Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -9.8%
Median age 43.7±16.1Lowest 12% above IL 60.4±3.1Highest 55% above IL
Ustick Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±12.9Highest IL: 21.8% 14.4%±14.2Lowest IL: 21.8%
Clyde Township and Ustick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.9%±19.2Lowest IL: 17% 31.7%±10Highest IL: 17%
Ustick Township and Clyde 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% 30.5%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±6.8Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±4.5Lowest IL: 6.3%
Clyde Township and Ustick 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 $101,083±$43kHighest 21% above IL
Ustick 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 $217,500±$59kHighest 17% below IL
Ustick Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,538Lowest 52% below IL $3,627Highest 32% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 3.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.2%Lowest IL: 67.1% 95.3%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 3 yrs newer than IL 1962Lowest 9 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 6% below IL 30 minHighest 7% above IL
Work from home 3%±5.1Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±6.8Lowest IL: 15.9%
Clyde Township and Ustick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Morrison (22%)Morrison (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ustick TownshipFew work in Clyde Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.1 miHighest 2.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.4Lowest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Clyde Township

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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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