Next-door neighbors in Aurora County. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+100 pts in Cooper Township) and street grid (2× in Pleasant Valley Township).
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
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Cooper TownshipPleasant Valley Township
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People
Population0Lowest16Highest
Median age—72±5 89% above SD
Kids under 18—0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+—87.5%±100 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+—0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents—0%±88.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied—$425,000±$406k 65% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly—$4,083 50% above SD
Below poverty line—31.3% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes—100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year—1986
6 yrs newer than SD
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.