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Coldbrook Township vs Kelly Township

Next-door neighbors in Warren County. The biggest differences: median age (27 yrs in Coldbrook Township) and age 65+ (+33.3 pts in Coldbrook Township).

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Coldbrook Township, ILA small town of 299Warren County · 299 people
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Kelly Township, ILA small town of 435Warren County · 435 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.

Coldbrook TownshipA small town of 299
Quiet strengthsColdbrook Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Coldbrook Township →
Kelly TownshipA small town of 435
Quiet strengthsKelly Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kelly Township →
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.

Median age27 yrs
Coldbrook Township skews older
Coldbrook Township 62.9Kelly Township 35.9
Age 65++33.3 pts
Coldbrook Township has more people 65 and up
Coldbrook Township 42.5%Kelly Township 9.2%
Property tax bill+73%
Tax bills are bigger in Kelly Township
Kelly Township $4,157Coldbrook Township $2,396
Average commute8 min
Coldbrook Township has the shorter commute
Kelly Township 24 minColdbrook Township 16 min
Typical home built15 yrs
Coldbrook Township’s homes are older
Kelly Township 1972Coldbrook Township 1957
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Coldbrook 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.

Coldbrook Township$990/mo
Typical home $151K (Census) · tax rate 1.59% · Housing →
Kelly Township$820/mo
Typical home $96K (Census) · tax rate 4.00% · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Coldbrook Township and Kelly 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

Coldbrook Township and Kelly Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Coldbrook TownshipKelly TownshipColdbrook TownshipKelly Township
Coldbrook Township ↔ Kelly Township6.0 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
Coldbrook TownshipKelly Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low15°F14°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)174d180d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th64th
Community
Coldbrook TownshipKelly 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.

Coldbrook TownshipKelly Township
People
Population 299Lowest 435Highest
Median age 62.9±8.8Highest 61% above IL 35.9±16.4Lowest 8% below IL
Kids under 18 9%±16.1Lowest IL: 21.8% 11%±8.7Highest IL: 21.8%
Kelly Township and Coldbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42.5%±8.6Highest IL: 17% 9.2%±8.1Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18%Lowest IL: 37.8% 22%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±5.6Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.2%±6.5Highest IL: 6.3%
Kelly Township and Coldbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $125,405±$74k 50% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $150,700±$123kHighest 43% below IL $95,500±$6kLowest 64% below IL
Coldbrook Township and Kelly Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,396Lowest 55% below IL $4,157Highest 22% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 84.1%±85.8Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±50Lowest IL: 47.9%
Coldbrook Township and Kelly Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 47.8%Highest IL: 11.8% 8.7%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72%Lowest IL: 67.1% 76.1%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL 1972Highest 1 yr newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 44% below IL 24 minHighest 15% below IL
Work from home 0%±14.9 IL: 15.9% 0%±4.3 IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.16Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Galesburg (19%)Monmouth (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kelly TownshipFew work in Coldbrook Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 mi 0.4 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Lowest 2.3Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Coldbrook Township

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Floyd Township570 people · $122K homes
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Monmouth Township9,727 people · $101K homes
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Galesburg Township226 people · $214K homes

Towns like Coldbrook Township

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Whitefield Township213 people · $164K homes
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Richland Township337 people · $211K homes
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Grand Rapids Township179 people · $219K homes
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Four Mile Township460 people · $81K homes

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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