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Clyde Township vs Weldon

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (69.9× in Weldon) and typical home built (17 yrs in Weldon).

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Clyde Township, ILA small town of 258Whiteside County · 258 people
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Weldon, ILHomes around $125KIllinois · 350 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 →
WeldonHomes around $125K
Housing$125K typical home58% below the IL typical home All about Weldon →
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.

Street grid69.9×
Weldon has the more walkable street grid
Weldon 112Clyde Township 1.6
Typical home built17 yrs
Weldon’s homes are older
Clyde Township 1974Weldon 1957
★ 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 →
Weldon$890/mo
Typical home $125K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.28% · or rent about $950/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
Clyde TownshipWeldon
Snow a year32″21″
January low12°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)167d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd43rd
Outdoors & history
Clyde TownshipWeldon
Trails15 mi—
Conserved land1.6%—
National Register places1—
Community
Clyde TownshipWeldon
Library hours a week—30 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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Clyde TownshipWhiteside CountyWeldonIL
Clyde Township ↔ Weldon136 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.

Clyde TownshipWeldon
People
Population 258Lowest 350Highest
Median age 43.7±16.1Lowest 12% above IL 44.5±6.3Highest 14% above IL
Weldon 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%±12.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 28%±5.7Highest IL: 21.8%
Weldon 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% 20.6%±7.9Lowest IL: 17%
Clyde Township and Weldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 6.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±6.8Highest IL: 6.3% 0.3%±3.8Lowest IL: 6.3%
Clyde Township and Weldon 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 $60,625±$7kHighest 27% below IL
Weldon 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±$39kHighest 50% below IL $100,000±$17kLowest 62% below IL
Clyde Township and Weldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $950±$270 25% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,538Highest 52% below IL $2,278Lowest 57% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 83.3%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Weldon 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% 17.4%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.2%Lowest IL: 67.1% 88.2%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 3 yrs newer than IL 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 6% below IL 27 minHighest 4% below IL
Work from home 3%±5.1Highest IL: 15.9% 2.7%±3.3Lowest IL: 15.9%
Clyde Township and Weldon 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 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Morrison (22%)Clinton (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WeldonFew work in Clyde Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Lowest 112Highest
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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