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Freedom Township vs Rawlins Township

33 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (47.3× in Rawlins Township) and trails (15.3× in Freedom Township).

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Freedom Township, ILA small town of 672Carroll County · 672 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.

Freedom TownshipA small town of 672
Quiet strengthsFreedom Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Freedom 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 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.

Freedom Township$2,040/mo
Typical home $323K (Census) · tax rate 1.29% · Housing →
Rawlins Township$1,910/mo
Typical home $286K (Census) · tax rate 1.72% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Freedom Township and Rawlins 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
Freedom TownshipRawlins Township
Snow a year33″38″
January low11°F10°F
July high85°F82°F
Growing season (days)154d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd59th
Outdoors & history
Freedom TownshipRawlins Township
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land0%—
National Register places—1
Famous people born here1—
Community
Freedom 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

33 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Freedom Township ↔ Rawlins Township33 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.

Freedom TownshipRawlins Township
People
Population 672Highest 595Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +15% —
Median age 65.8±2.8Lowest 69% above IL 67±5.6Highest 72% above IL
Rawlins Township and Freedom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.1%±4.9Highest IL: 21.8% 1.7%±4.5Lowest IL: 21.8%
Freedom Township and Rawlins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 55.8%±4.1Lowest IL: 17% 58%±10.4Highest IL: 17%
Rawlins Township and Freedom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.9%Highest IL: 37.8% 36.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±2.7 IL: 6.3% 0%±3.1 IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,938±$28kHighest 3% above IL $82,537±$30kLowest about the IL average
Freedom Township and Rawlins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $322,600±$32kHighest 23% above IL $285,500±$90kLowest 8% above IL
Freedom Township and Rawlins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,161Lowest 21% below IL $4,924Highest 7% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.1%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 50%±75.1Lowest IL: 47.9%
Freedom Township and Rawlins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.7%Highest IL: 67.1% 83.7%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 24 yrs newer than IL 1989Lowest 18 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 min about the IL average —
Work from home 14.4%±10.8Lowest IL: 15.9% 45.8%±44Highest IL: 15.9%
Rawlins Township and Freedom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Lowest 9.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 3.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Freeport (12%)Galena (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rawlins TownshipFew work in Freedom Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.8Highest 2.2Lowest
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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