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Gilboa Township vs Pine Township

Next-door neighbors in Benton County. The biggest differences: typical home built (55 yrs in Gilboa Township) and homeowners (+21.4 pts renters in Pine Township).

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Gilboa Township, INA small town of 247Benton County · 247 people
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Pine Township, INOne of the healthiest townsBenton County · 199 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.

Gilboa TownshipA small town of 247
Quiet strengthsGilboa Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gilboa Township →
Pine TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health73% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates HistorySettled in 18401 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Pine 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.

Typical home built55 yrs
Gilboa Township’s homes are older
Pine Township 1993Gilboa Township 1938
Homeowners+21.4 pts renters
Pine Township has more renters
Gilboa Township 100%Pine Township 78.6%
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Pine Township
Pine Township $2,321Gilboa Township $1,830
Average commute6 min
Gilboa Township has the shorter commute
Pine Township 25 minGilboa Township 19 min
Jobs per worker+55%
Pine Township is more of a job hub
Pine Township 0.45Gilboa Township 0.29
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Pine 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.

Gilboa Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $270K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →
Pine Township$2,040/mo
Typical home $352K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Pine Township and Gilboa 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

Gilboa Township and Pine Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gilboa TownshipPine TownshipGilboa TownshipPine Township
Gilboa Township ↔ Pine Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Indiana ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health
–Gilboa TownshipNot graded CPine TownshipHealthier than 27% of U.S. towns
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
Gilboa TownshipPine Township
Snow a year29″19″
January low—16°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—169d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd23rd
Outdoors & history
Gilboa TownshipPine Township
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.4%3.7%
Settled—1840
Archive photos—1
Community
Gilboa TownshipPine 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.

Gilboa TownshipPine Township
People
Population 247Highest 199Lowest
Median age 30.6±24.9Lowest 20% below IN 45.8±10.2Highest 20% above IN
Pine Township and Gilboa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.1%±17.8Highest IN: 23.3% 12.1%±19.3Lowest IN: 23.3%
Gilboa Township and Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13%±18.5Highest IN: 16.8% 10.1%±22.5Lowest IN: 16.8%
Gilboa Township and Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.5%Highest IN: 29.5% 19.1%Lowest IN: 29.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.4Lowest IN: 5.8% 15.6%±13.7Highest IN: 5.8%
Pine Township and Gilboa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $122,000±$18kHighest 70% above IN $110,750±$25kLowest 54% above IN
Gilboa Township and Pine Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $269,600±$33kLowest 24% above IN $351,900±$64kHighest 61% above IN
Pine Township and Gilboa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,830Lowest 13% above IN $2,321Highest 44% above IN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±69.9 IN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest IN: 12.3% 4%Highest IN: 12.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest IN: 70.6% 78.6%Lowest IN: 70.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than IN 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than IN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 21% below IN 25 minHighest 5% above IN
Work from home 21.9%±10.6Highest IN: 10.7% 16.9%±22Lowest IN: 10.7%
Gilboa Township and Pine 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 25.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 0.45Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lafayette (27%)Lafayette (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pine TownshipFew work in Gilboa Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.2Highest
Indiana 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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