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Elbridge Township vs Rawlins Township

250 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (47.3× in Rawlins Township) and trails (21.7× in Elbridge Township).

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Elbridge Township, ILA small town of 520Edgar County · 520 people
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Rawlins Township, ILA regional job hubJo Daviess County · 595 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.

Elbridge TownshipA small town of 520
Quiet strengthsElbridge Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Elbridge 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,060 more a month in Rawlins 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.

Elbridge Township$850/mo
Typical home $141K (Census) · tax rate 0.96% · or rent about $786/mo · Housing →
Rawlins Township$1,910/mo
Typical home $286K (Census) · tax rate 1.72% · Housing →

The difference: $1,060 a month, about $12,700 a year, between Rawlins Township and Elbridge Township.

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
Elbridge TownshipRawlins Township
Snow a year15″38″
January low—10°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th59th
Outdoors & history
Elbridge TownshipRawlins Township
Trails7 mi—
Conserved land0%—
National Register places11
Community
Elbridge TownshipRawlins 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

250 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Elbridge Township ↔ Rawlins Township250 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.

Elbridge TownshipRawlins Township
People
Population 520Lowest 595Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.8% —
Median age 64.5±7.9Lowest 65% above IL 67±5.6Highest 72% above IL
Rawlins Township and Elbridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.6%±11.4Highest IL: 21.8% 1.7%±4.5Lowest IL: 21.8%
Elbridge Township and Rawlins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 47.7%±13.4Lowest IL: 17% 58%±10.4Highest IL: 17%
Rawlins Township and Elbridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 36.4%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±2.6Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±3.1Lowest IL: 6.3%
Elbridge Township and Rawlins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $82,537±$30k about the IL average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $140,800±$88kLowest 47% below IL $285,500±$90kHighest 8% above IL
Rawlins Township and Elbridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $786±$56 38% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,355Lowest 74% below IL $4,924Highest 7% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60.9%±77.8Highest IL: 47.9% 50%±75.1Lowest IL: 47.9%
Elbridge Township and Rawlins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 34.4%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.5%Highest IL: 67.1% 83.7%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 14 yrs newer than IL 1989Highest 18 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 min 43% below IL —
Work from home 0%±8.9Lowest IL: 15.9% 45.8%±44Highest IL: 15.9%
Rawlins Township and Elbridge Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 9.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 3.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Paris (28%)Galena (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rawlins TownshipFew work in Elbridge Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.5 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 2.2Highest
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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