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Coldbrook Township vs Whitefield Township

54 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.3× in Coldbrook Township) and trails (4× in Whitefield Township).

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Coldbrook Township, ILA small town of 299Warren County · 299 people
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Whitefield Township, ILA small town of 213Marshall County · 213 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 →
Whitefield TownshipA small town of 213
Quiet strengthsWhitefield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Whitefield 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.

Jobs per worker4.3×
Coldbrook Township is more of a job hub
Coldbrook Township 0.13Whitefield Township 0.03
Trails4×
Whitefield Township has more miles of trail
Whitefield Township 1.6 miColdbrook Township 0.4 mi
Street grid2.4×
Coldbrook Township has the more walkable street grid
Coldbrook Township 1.9Whitefield Township 0.8
Average commute5 min
Coldbrook Township has the shorter commute
Whitefield Township 21 minColdbrook Township 16 min
Property tax bill+20%
Tax bills are bigger in Whitefield Township
Whitefield Township $2,870Coldbrook Township $2,396
★ 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.

Coldbrook Township$990/mo
Typical home $151K (Census) · tax rate 1.59% · Housing →
Whitefield Township$1,100/mo
Typical home $164K (Census) · tax rate 1.75% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Whitefield Township and Coldbrook 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.

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 TownshipWhitefield Township
Snow a year26″23″
January low15°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)174d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th34th
Outdoors & history
Coldbrook TownshipWhitefield Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—1.7%
Community
Coldbrook TownshipWhitefield 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.

Where they are

54 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Coldbrook TownshipWarren CountyWhitefield TownshipMarshall County
Coldbrook Township ↔ Whitefield Township54 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.

Coldbrook TownshipWhitefield Township
People
Population 299Highest 213Lowest
Median age 62.9±8.8Highest 61% above IL 61.2±8.1Lowest 57% above IL
Coldbrook Township and Whitefield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9%±16.1Highest IL: 21.8% 1.9%±16.4Lowest IL: 21.8%
Coldbrook Township and Whitefield 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% 38%±13.4Lowest IL: 17%
Coldbrook Township and Whitefield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18%Highest IL: 37.8% 12.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±5.6Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±8.6Lowest IL: 6.3%
Coldbrook Township and Whitefield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $79,375±$13k 5% below IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $150,700±$123kLowest 43% below IL $163,800±$17kHighest 38% below IL
Whitefield Township and Coldbrook 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 $2,870Highest 46% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 84.1%±85.8Highest IL: 47.9% 62.9%±83.3Lowest IL: 47.9%
Coldbrook Township and Whitefield 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% 26.3%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72%Highest IL: 67.1% 70.8%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL 1961Highest 10 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 44% below IL 21 minHighest 24% below IL
Work from home 0%±14.9Lowest IL: 15.9% 5.3%±5.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Whitefield Township and Coldbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Galesburg (19%)Peoria (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Whitefield TownshipFew work in Coldbrook Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 0.8Lowest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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
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Kelly Township435 people · $96K homes

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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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