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Cooperstown Township vs Ridott

171 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (31.2× in Ridott) and jobs per worker (14× in Ridott).

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Cooperstown Township, ILA small town of 184Brown County · 184 people
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Ridott, ILA regional job hubIllinois · 130 people
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.

Cooperstown TownshipA small town of 184
Quiet strengthsCooperstown Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cooperstown 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Cooperstown 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.

Cooperstown Township$1,130/mo
Typical home $183K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · Housing →
Ridott$850/mo
Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 1.84% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Cooperstown Township and Ridott.

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
Cooperstown TownshipRidott
Snow a year14″35″
January low—11°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—169d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th27th
Outdoors & history
Cooperstown TownshipRidott
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land1.9%—
National Register places1—
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here22
Community
Cooperstown TownshipRidott
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

171 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Cooperstown Township ↔ Ridott171 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.

Cooperstown TownshipRidott
People
Population 184Highest 130Lowest
Median age 62.4±1.6Highest 60% above IL 60.1±16.5Lowest 54% above IL
Cooperstown Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±20Lowest IL: 21.8% 13.1%±11.6Highest IL: 21.8%
Ridott and Cooperstown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.9%±27.2Highest IL: 17% 10.8%±18.2Lowest IL: 17%
Cooperstown Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.3%Lowest IL: 37.8% 14.8%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.1%±4.2Highest IL: 6.3%
Ridott and Cooperstown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,154±$40kHighest 3% above IL $71,875±$48kLowest 14% below IL
Cooperstown Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $182,600±$15kHighest 31% below IL $126,000±$38kLowest 52% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $850±$120 33% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,056Lowest 61% below IL $2,317Highest 56% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 21.4%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Ridott and Cooperstown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.2%Highest IL: 11.8% 11.6%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.6%Highest IL: 67.1% 76.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1964Highest 7 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 19 min 32% below IL
Work from home 13.5%±19.2Highest IL: 15.9% 1.5%±3Lowest IL: 15.9%
Cooperstown Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Lowest 7.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mount Sterling (35%)Rockford (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RidottFew work in Cooperstown Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
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 5.1Lowest 159Highest
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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