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Genesee Township vs Clyde Township

Next-door neighbors in Whiteside County. The biggest differences: trails (30.2× in Clyde Township) and property tax bill (+43% in Clyde Township).

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Genesee Township, ILA small town of 615Whiteside County · 615 people
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Clyde Township, ILA small town of 258Whiteside County · 258 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.

Genesee TownshipA small town of 615
Quiet strengthsGenesee Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Genesee Township →
Clyde TownshipA small town of 258
Quiet strengthsClyde Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clyde 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.

Trails30.2×
Clyde Township has more miles of trail
Clyde Township 15.1 miGenesee Township 0.5 mi
Property tax bill+43%
Tax bills are bigger in Clyde Township
Clyde Township $2,538Genesee Township $1,776
Average commute9 min
Clyde Township has the shorter commute
Genesee Township 35 minClyde Township 26 min
Jobs per worker+91%
Clyde Township is more of a job hub
Clyde Township 0.21Genesee Township 0.11
Size2.4×
Genesee Township is the bigger place
Genesee Township 615Clyde Township 258
Typical home built15 yrs
Genesee Township’s homes are older
Clyde Township 1974Genesee Township 1959
★ 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.

Genesee Township$790/mo
Typical home $123K (Census) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →
Clyde Township$900/mo
Typical home $132K (Census) · tax rate 1.92% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Clyde Township and Genesee 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

Genesee Township and Clyde Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Genesee TownshipClyde TownshipGenesee TownshipClyde Township
Genesee Township ↔ Clyde Township4.7 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
Genesee TownshipClyde Township
Snow a year29″32″
January low—12°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th33rd
Outdoors & history
Genesee TownshipClyde Township
Trails—15 mi
Conserved land—1.6%
National Register places—1
Community
Genesee TownshipClyde 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.

Genesee TownshipClyde Township
People
Population 615Highest 258Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.6% —
Median age 54±8.3Highest 38% above IL 43.7±16.1Lowest 12% above IL
Genesee Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.8%±11.3Lowest IL: 21.8% 20.2%±12.9Highest IL: 21.8%
Clyde Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.1%±17.1Highest IL: 17% 27.9%±19.2Lowest IL: 17%
Genesee Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.3%Highest IL: 37.8% 8.2%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±0.7Lowest IL: 6.3% 5%±6.8Highest IL: 6.3%
Clyde Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,500±$24kHighest about the IL average $50,179±$31kLowest 40% below IL
Genesee Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $123,100±$36kLowest 53% below IL $132,100±$39kHighest 50% below IL
Clyde Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $888±$196 30% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,776Lowest 66% below IL $2,538Highest 52% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Genesee Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.3%Highest IL: 11.8% 3.5%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.4%Highest IL: 67.1% 84.2%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 12 yrs older than IL 1974Highest 3 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 27% above IL 26 minLowest 6% below IL
Work from home 0%±5.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 3%±5.1Highest IL: 15.9%
Clyde Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.21Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sterling (29%)Morrison (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clyde TownshipFew work in Genesee Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 15.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.2Highest 1.6Lowest
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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