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Darwin Township vs Pike Township

118 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (63 yrs in Pike Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+35.6 pts in Darwin Township).

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Darwin Township, ILA small town of 316Clark County · 316 people
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Pike Township, ILA small town of 596Livingston County · 596 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.

Darwin TownshipA small town of 316
Quiet strengthsDarwin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Darwin Township →
Pike TownshipA small town of 596
Quiet strengthsPike Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pike 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.

Typical home built63 yrs
Pike Township’s homes are older
Darwin Township 2001Pike Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++35.6 pts
More adults in Darwin Township have a degree
Darwin Township 100%Pike Township 64.4%
Average commute13 min
Pike Township has the shorter commute
Darwin Township 27 minPike Township 14 min
Trails2×
Darwin Township has more miles of trail
Darwin Township 1.2 miPike Township 0.6 mi
Street grid+73%
Darwin Township has the more walkable street grid
Darwin Township 2.6Pike Township 1.5
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
Darwin TownshipPike Township
Snow a year15″20″
January low21°F15°F
July high87°F84°F
Growing season (days)201d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th72nd
Outdoors & history
Darwin TownshipPike Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land7.4%—
Community
Darwin TownshipPike 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

118 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Darwin TownshipClark CountyPike TownshipLivingston County
Darwin Township ↔ Pike Township118 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.

Darwin TownshipPike Township
People
Population 316Lowest 596Highest
Median age 22.4±11.5Lowest 43% below IL 36.6±31.1Highest 6% below IL
Pike Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 47.2%±54.6Highest IL: 21.8% 21.1%±6.8Lowest IL: 21.8%
Darwin Township and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 4.1%±14.9Lowest IL: 17% 14.9%±3.2Highest IL: 17%
Pike Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 100%Highest IL: 37.8% 64.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.8Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.9%±3.7Highest IL: 6.3%
Pike Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,491±$12kLowest about the IL average $119,688±$95kHighest 44% above IL
Pike Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $5,921 12% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±73.5Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±42.6Lowest IL: 47.9%
Darwin Township and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.8%Highest IL: 11.8% 0.5%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74%Highest IL: 67.1% 70.3%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 30 yrs newer than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 4% below IL 14 minLowest 49% below IL
Work from home 0%±12Lowest IL: 15.9% 4.8%±6Highest IL: 15.9%
Pike Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (26%)Fairbury (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pike TownshipFew work in Darwin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.6 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 2.6Highest 1.5Lowest
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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