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Genesee Township vs Jordan Township

Next-door neighbors in Whiteside County. The biggest differences: home values (+90% in Jordan Township) and property tax bill (+82% in Jordan Township).

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Genesee Township, ILA small town of 615Whiteside County · 615 people
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Jordan Township, ILA small town of 838Whiteside County · 838 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.

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 →
Jordan TownshipA small town of 838
Quiet strengthsJordan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jordan 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $700 more a month in Jordan 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.

Genesee Township$790/mo
Typical home $123K (Census) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →
Jordan Township$1,500/mo
Typical home $234K (Census) · tax rate 1.38% · Housing →

The difference: $700 a month, about $8,500 a year, between Jordan 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 Jordan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Genesee TownshipJordan TownshipGenesee TownshipJordan Township
Genesee Township ↔ Jordan Township6.2 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 TownshipJordan Township
Snow a year29″29″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th49th
Outdoors & history
Genesee TownshipJordan Township
Archive photos—1
Community
Genesee TownshipJordan 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 TownshipJordan Township
People
Population 615Lowest 838Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.6%Highest -8.2%Lowest
Median age 54±8.3Highest 38% above IL 47.6±14.7Lowest 22% above IL
Genesee Township and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.8%±11.3Highest IL: 21.8% 18.4%±8.6Lowest IL: 21.8%
Genesee Township and Jordan 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% 28.5%±9.6Lowest IL: 17%
Genesee Township and Jordan 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%Lowest IL: 37.8% 21.8%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±0.7Lowest IL: 6.3% 4.8%±4.3Highest IL: 6.3%
Jordan 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±$24kLowest about the IL average $96,042±$35kHighest 15% above IL
Jordan Township and Genesee 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 $234,400±$46kHighest 11% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $888±$196 30% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,776Lowest 66% below IL $3,226Highest 39% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Genesee Township and Jordan 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% 3.6%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.4%Lowest IL: 67.1% 93.8%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 12 yrs older than IL 1960Highest 11 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 27% above IL 21 minLowest 26% below IL
Work from home 0%±5.5 IL: 15.9% 0%±2.8 IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0.3%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sterling (29%)Sterling (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jordan TownshipFew work in Genesee Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 mi 0.5 mi
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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