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East Eldorado Township vs Rector Township

Next-door neighbors in Saline County. The biggest differences: size (110.2× in East Eldorado Township) and street grid (7.9× in East Eldorado Township).

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East Eldorado Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsSaline County · 5,289 people
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Rector Township, ILA small town of 48Saline County · 48 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.

Rector TownshipA small town of 48
Quiet strengthsRector Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rector Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Where they are

East Eldorado Township and Rector Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

East Eldorado TownshipRector TownshipEast Eldorado TownshipRector Township
East Eldorado Township ↔ Rector Township4.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

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
East Eldorado TownshipRector Township
Snow a year8″13″
January low26°F22°F
July high88°F89°F
Growing season (days)209d190d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th76th
Outdoors & history
East Eldorado TownshipRector Township
Trails9 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
East Eldorado TownshipRector Township
Library hours a week52 hrs—
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.

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.

East Eldorado TownshipRector Township
People
Population 5,289Highest 48Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8% —
Median age 49±5.3Highest 26% above IL 32.6±0.4Lowest 16% below IL
Kids under 18 16.3%±3.1Lowest IL: 21.8% 27.1%±72Highest IL: 21.8%
Rector Township and East Eldorado Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.8%±3.9Highest IL: 17% 0%±93.8Lowest IL: 17%
East Eldorado Township and Rector Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19%Lowest IL: 37.8% 100%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.2Lowest IL: 6.3% 35.4%±25.3Highest IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,125±$21k 39% below IL —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $88,200±$10k 67% below IL —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $668±$44 48% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,320 75% below IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.5%±12.3 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 19%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.8%Lowest IL: 67.1% 100%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962 9 yrs older than IL —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 min 16% below IL —
Work from home 6%±4.8Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±37.1Lowest IL: 15.9%
East Eldorado Township and Rector Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 23%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.78Highest 0.77Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Eldorado (20%)Eldorado (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rector Township12% work in East Eldorado Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 8.8 miHighest 3.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.3Highest 1.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #341 of 384 in IL—
School district Eldorado CUSD 4—
High school in town Eldorado High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 12.2 —
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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