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Colona vs Patton Township

135 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (17× in Patton Township) and street grid (9.5× in Colona).

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Colona, ILHomes around $185KIllinois · 5,139 people
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Patton Township, ILKnown for its schoolsFord County · 5,173 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.

ColonaHomes around $185K
Housing$185K typical home38% below the IL typical home Outdoors#412 most conserved land in IL0.4 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 68%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Colona →
Patton TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#142 for schools in ILof 384 towns All about Patton 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.

Trails17×
Patton Township has more miles of trail
Patton Township 6.8 miColona 0.4 mi
Street grid9.5×
Colona has the more walkable street grid
Colona 47.5Patton Township 5.0
Jobs per worker3×
Patton Township is more of a job hub
Patton Township 0.74Colona 0.25
Work in town+18.3 pts
More of Patton Township’s workers stay in town
Patton Township 22.9%Colona 4.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Colona

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.

Colona$1,320/mo
Typical home $185K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.22% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →
Patton Township$900/mo
Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 2.27% · or rent about $792/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Colona and Patton 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.

Report cards

Colona places higher on 8 of 17 IL lists

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.

Safety
B−ColonaSafer than 53% of U.S. towns –Patton TownshipNot graded
Schools
–ColonaNot graded BPatton TownshipBetter than 58% of districts in the state
Health
B+ColonaHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns BPatton TownshipHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns
8Colona
7Patton Township

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #412#764 Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #454#801 Lowest depressionHealth · 861 towns #388#565 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 862 towns #657#480 Shortest commuteGetting around · 862 towns #288#462 Highest incomeIncome · 862 towns #449#594 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #342#202 Most remote workersWork · 849 towns #550#416

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Colona’s rankings →

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
ColonaPatton Township
Snow a year28″18″
January low15°F15°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)180d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th21st
Outdoors & history
ColonaPatton Township
Trails0 mi7 mi
Conserved land3.6%0.4%
Archive photos3—
Famous people born here1—
Community
ColonaPatton Township
Library hours a week53 hrs40 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

135 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ColonaILPatton TownshipFord County
Colona ↔ Patton Township135 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.

ColonaPatton Township
People
Population 5,139Lowest 5,173Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.1%Highest -2%Lowest
Median age 38.7±3.8Lowest about the IL average 39.2±2.5Highest about the IL average
Patton Township and Colona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.2%±5.4Highest IL: 21.8% 24.1%±3Lowest IL: 21.8%
Colona and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.4%±4.1Lowest IL: 17% 20.3%±3.1Highest IL: 17%
Patton Township and Colona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.9%Lowest IL: 37.8% 21.1%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±2.9Highest IL: 6.3% 2.4%±1.2Lowest IL: 6.3%
Colona and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,700±$6kHighest 4% below IL $66,750±$10kLowest 20% below IL
Colona and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $147,500±$29kHighest 44% below IL $125,700±$14kLowest 52% below IL
Colona and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $838±$148Highest 34% below IL $792±$203Lowest 38% below IL
Colona and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,278Highest 38% below IL $2,851Lowest 46% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±8.1Lowest IL: 47.9% 16.7%±8.6Highest IL: 47.9%
Patton Township and Colona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.8%Lowest IL: 11.8% 7.7%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.7%Highest IL: 67.1% 76.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 6 yrs older than IL 1959Lowest 12 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 19% below IL 26 minHighest 5% below IL
Work from home 8.5%±4.6Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.7%±5.7Highest IL: 15.9%
Patton Township and Colona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.6%Lowest 22.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 0.74Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Moline (13%)Paxton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Patton TownshipFew work in Colona
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.6%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 6.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.5Highest 5.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#142 of 384 in IL
School district —Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10
High school in town —Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.2
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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