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Four Mile Township vs Coldbrook Township

205 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+89% in Coldbrook Township) and average commute (21 min in Coldbrook Township).

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Four Mile Township, ILA small town of 460Wayne County · 460 people

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

Four Mile TownshipA small town of 460

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

All about Four Mile 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.

Property tax bill+89%

Tax bills are bigger in Coldbrook Township

Coldbrook Township $2,396Four Mile Township $1,266

Average commute21 min

Coldbrook Township has the shorter commute

Four Mile Township 36 minColdbrook Township 16 min

Coldbrook Township has more miles of trail

Coldbrook Township 0.4 miFour Mile Township 0.2 mi

Jobs per worker+54%

Four Mile Township is more of a job hub

Four Mile Township 0.20Coldbrook Township 0.13

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Coldbrook 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.

Down paymentRate%

Four Mile Township$530/mo

Typical home $81K (Census) · tax rate 1.56% · Housing →

Coldbrook Township$990/mo

Typical home $151K (Census) · tax rate 1.59% · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Coldbrook Township and Four Mile 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

Four Mile TownshipColdbrook Township

Snow a year10″26″

January low22°F 15°F

July high86°F 84°F

Growing season (days)193d 174d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th 64th

Community

Four Mile TownshipColdbrook Township

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

205 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Four Mile TownshipWayne County Coldbrook TownshipWarren County

Four Mile Township ↔ Coldbrook Township205 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

Four Mile TownshipColdbrook Township

People

Population 460Highest 299Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.8% —

Median age 61±11.6Lowest 56% above IL 62.9±8.8Highest 61% above IL

Coldbrook Township and Four Mile Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.3%±10.7Highest IL: 21.8% 9%±16.1Lowest IL: 21.8%

Four Mile Township and Coldbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 29.8%±10.2Lowest IL: 17% 42.5%±8.6Highest IL: 17%

Coldbrook Township and Four Mile Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.6%Highest IL: 37.8% 18%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±2.9Lowest IL: 6.3% 2%±5.6Highest IL: 6.3%

Coldbrook Township and Four Mile Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $68,851±$9k 17% below IL —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $81,400±$11kLowest 69% below IL $150,700±$123kHighest 43% below IL

Coldbrook Township and Four Mile Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,266Lowest 76% below IL $2,396Highest 55% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±63.4Lowest IL: 47.9% 84.1%±85.8Highest IL: 47.9%

Coldbrook Township and Four Mile Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 14.8%Lowest IL: 11.8% 47.8%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73.1%Highest IL: 67.1% 72%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 18 yrs older than IL 1957Highest 14 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 31% above IL 16 minLowest 44% below IL

Work from home 3.4%±4.1Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±14.9Lowest IL: 15.9%

Four Mile Township and Coldbrook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.13Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Mount Vernon (19%)Galesburg (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Coldbrook TownshipFew work in Four Mile Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.4 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 2.1Highest 1.9Lowest

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.

Four Mile Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Four Mile Township

Pendleton Township1,454 people · $110K homes

Orel Township1,452 people · $110K homes

Hickory Hill Township328 people · $141K homes

Webber Township1,636 people · $119K homes

Towns like Four Mile Township

Carman Township483 people · $91K homes

Hardin663 people · $89K homes

Taylor Springs633 people · $67K homes

Mount Clare292 people · $103K homes

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.