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Floyd Township vs Coldbrook Township

Next-door neighbors in Warren County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.3× in Coldbrook Township) and age 65+ (+32.3 pts in Coldbrook Township).

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Floyd Township, ILA small town of 570Warren County · 570 people
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Coldbrook Township, ILA small town of 299Warren County · 299 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.

Floyd TownshipA small town of 570
Quiet strengthsFloyd Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Floyd Township →
Coldbrook TownshipA small town of 299
Quiet strengthsColdbrook Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Coldbrook 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.

Jobs per worker4.3×
Coldbrook Township is more of a job hub
Coldbrook Township 0.13Floyd Township 0.03
Age 65++32.3 pts
Coldbrook Township has more people 65 and up
Coldbrook Township 42.5%Floyd Township 10.2%
Trails2×
Floyd Township has more miles of trail
Floyd Township 0.8 miColdbrook Township 0.4 mi
Typical home built15 yrs
Floyd Township’s homes are older
Coldbrook Township 1957Floyd Township 1942
Homeowners+9.9 pts renters
Coldbrook Township has more renters
Floyd Township 81.9%Coldbrook Township 72%
★ 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.

Floyd Township$870/mo
Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate 2.24% · Housing →
Coldbrook Township$990/mo
Typical home $151K (Census) · tax rate 1.59% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Coldbrook Township and Floyd 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.

Where they are

Floyd Township and Coldbrook Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Floyd TownshipColdbrook TownshipFloyd TownshipColdbrook Township
Floyd Township ↔ Coldbrook Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Floyd TownshipColdbrook Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low15°F15°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)174d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th64th
Community
Floyd TownshipColdbrook 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.

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.

Floyd TownshipColdbrook Township
People
Population 570Highest 299Lowest
Median age 48.2±12.6Lowest 24% above IL 62.9±8.8Highest 61% above IL
Coldbrook Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.4%±10.9Highest IL: 21.8% 9%±16.1Lowest IL: 21.8%
Floyd Township and Coldbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.2%±9Lowest IL: 17% 42.5%±8.6Highest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.1%Lowest IL: 37.8% 18%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.9%±6.9Highest IL: 6.3% 2%±5.6Lowest IL: 6.3%
Floyd Township and Coldbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,855±$44k 10% above IL —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $122,300±$113kLowest 54% below IL $150,700±$123kHighest 43% below IL
Coldbrook Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,745Highest 48% below IL $2,396Lowest 55% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 84.1%±85.8Highest IL: 47.9%
Coldbrook Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.1%Lowest IL: 11.8% 47.8%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 72%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1942Lowest 29 yrs older than IL 1957Highest 14 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minHighest 41% below IL 16 minLowest 44% below IL
Work from home 0%±3.8 IL: 15.9% 0%±14.9 IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Galesburg (18%)Galesburg (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Coldbrook TownshipFew work in Floyd Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.4 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 2.2Highest 1.9Lowest
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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