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Elliott vs Wall Township

7 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (33.9× in Elliott) and jobs per worker (3.3× in Wall Township).

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Elliott, ILA small town of 258Illinois · 258 people
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Wall Township, ILA small town of 262Ford County · 262 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.

ElliottA small town of 258
Quiet strengthsElliott doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Elliott →
Wall TownshipA small town of 262
Quiet strengthsWall Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wall 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.

Street grid33.9×
Elliott has the more walkable street grid
Elliott 40.7Wall Township 1.2
Jobs per worker3.3×
Wall Township is more of a job hub
Wall Township 0.10Elliott 0.03
Property tax bill+55%
Tax bills are bigger in Wall Township
Wall Township $2,830Elliott $1,821
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
ElliottWall Township
Snow a year18″18″
January low16°F15°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)178d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
ElliottWall Township
Famous people born here1—
Community
ElliottWall 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

7 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ElliottWall TownshipElliottWall Township
Elliott ↔ Wall Township7.1 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.

ElliottWall Township
People
Population 258Lowest 262Highest
Median age 27.3±5.2Highest 30% below IL 25.7±25Lowest 34% below IL
Elliott and Wall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.3%±3.7Highest IL: 21.8% 28.2%±12.8Lowest IL: 21.8%
Elliott and Wall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.3%±5.8Highest IL: 17% 3.1%±16.9Lowest IL: 17%
Elliott and Wall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 15.5%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±2.7Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±7Lowest IL: 6.3%
Elliott and Wall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,094±$2k 39% below IL —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $83,800±$8k 68% below IL —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $736±$168 42% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,821Lowest 66% below IL $2,830Highest 47% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.8%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Elliott and Wall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.4%Highest IL: 11.8% 1.5%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.4%Lowest IL: 67.1% 88.8%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 22 yrs older than IL 1950Highest 21 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest about the IL average 30 minHighest 8% above IL
Work from home 8.2%±6.6Highest IL: 15.9% 1.2%±2.3Lowest IL: 15.9%
Elliott and Wall Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Paxton (13%)Gibson City (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wall TownshipFew work in Elliott
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
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 40.7Highest 1.2Lowest
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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