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Dover vs Ridott

60 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (148.2× in Ridott) and property tax bill (+37% in Ridott).

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Dover, ILA small town of 133Illinois · 133 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.

DoverA small town of 133

Quiet strengthsDover doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Dover →

RidottA regional job hub

Work430 jobsbased in Ridott, a regional job hub All about Ridott →

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 worker148.2×

Ridott is more of a job hub

Ridott 7.41Dover 0.05

Property tax bill+37%

Tax bills are bigger in Ridott

Ridott $2,317Dover $1,688

Street grid+54%

Ridott has the more walkable street grid

Ridott 159Dover 104

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Dover$770/mo

Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $833/mo · Housing →

Ridott$850/mo

Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 1.84% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Ridott and Dover.

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

DoverRidott

Snow a year29″35″

January low14°F 11°F

July high85°F 82°F

Growing season (days)177d 169d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th 27th

Outdoors & history

DoverRidott

Settled1833 —

Archive photos—5

Famous people born here1 2

Community

DoverRidott

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

60 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DoverIL RidottIL

Dover ↔ Ridott60 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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

DoverRidott

People

Population 133Highest 130Lowest

Median age 58.8±10.5Lowest 51% above IL 60.1±16.5Highest 54% above IL

Ridott and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 10.5%±15.4Lowest IL: 21.8% 13.1%±11.6Highest IL: 21.8%

Ridott and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 27.8%±28.8Highest IL: 17% 10.8%±18.2Lowest IL: 17%

Dover and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.5%Lowest IL: 37.8% 14.8%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±2.9Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.1%±4.2Highest IL: 6.3%

Ridott and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $49,375±$29kLowest 41% below IL $71,875±$48kHighest 14% below IL

Ridott and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,000±$62kLowest 54% below IL $126,000±$38kHighest 52% below IL

Ridott and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $833±$45Lowest 35% below IL $850±$120Highest 33% below IL

Ridott and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,688Lowest 68% 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 Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 11.3%Lowest IL: 11.8% 11.6%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.5%Highest IL: 67.1% 76.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 8 yrs older than IL 1964Highest 7 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 34% below IL 19 minHighest 32% below IL

Work from home 3.4%±6.6Highest IL: 15.9% 1.5%±3Lowest IL: 15.9%

Dover 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 17.8 miLowest 20.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 7.41Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Princeton (30%)Rockford (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RidottFew work in Dover

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

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 104Lowest 159Highest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Dover neighborsTown Square →

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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.