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Isabel Township vs Malone Township

26 miles apart. The biggest differences: household income (2.3× in Malone Township) and trails (4.5× in Isabel Township).

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Isabel Township, ILA small town of 150Fulton County · 150 people
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Malone Township, ILA small town of 241Tazewell County · 241 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.

Isabel TownshipA small town of 150
Quiet strengthsIsabel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Isabel Township →
Malone TownshipA small town of 241
Quiet strengthsMalone Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Malone 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.

Household income2.3×
Households in Malone Township earn more
Malone Township $148,854Isabel Township $64,844
Trails4.5×
Isabel Township has more miles of trail
Isabel Township 5.4 miMalone Township 1.2 mi
Street grid2.6×
Isabel Township has the more walkable street grid
Isabel Township 2.9Malone Township 1.1
Jobs per worker2.6×
Isabel Township is more of a job hub
Isabel Township 0.26Malone Township 0.10
Homeowners+8.8 pts renters
Isabel Township has more renters
Malone Township 62.9%Isabel Township 54.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Malone 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.

Isabel Township$1,110/mo
Typical home $160K (Census) · tax rate 2.08% · Housing →
Malone Township$1,500/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Malone Township and Isabel 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
Isabel TownshipMalone Township
Snow a year28″13″
January low16°F16°F
July high88°F85°F
Growing season (days)185d182d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th45th
Outdoors & history
Isabel TownshipMalone Township
Trails5 mi1 mi
Conserved land3.9%3.3%
National Register places1—
Community
Isabel TownshipMalone 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

26 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Isabel TownshipMalone TownshipIsabel TownshipMalone Township
Isabel Township ↔ Malone Township26 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.

Isabel TownshipMalone Township
People
Population 150Lowest 241Highest
Median age 38.6±39.2Lowest about the IL average 40±40.4Highest about the IL average
Malone Township and Isabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.3%±25.6Highest IL: 21.8% 7.9%±16.7Lowest IL: 21.8%
Isabel Township and Malone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.3%±23.5Highest IL: 17% 17.8%±13.4Lowest IL: 17%
Isabel Township and Malone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 45.1%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.3 IL: 6.3% 0%±7.6 IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,844±$16kLowest 22% below IL $148,854±$59kHighest 79% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $159,600±$75kLowest 39% below IL $222,500±$198kHighest 15% below IL
Malone Township and Isabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,324 37% below IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±72.2 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest IL: 11.8% 7.9%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 62.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Highest 9 yrs older than IL 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Work from home 21.7%±27.8Lowest IL: 15.9% 74%±57Highest IL: 15.9%
Malone Township and Isabel 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 28.3 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Macomb (13%)Peoria (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Malone TownshipFew work in Isabel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.9%Highest 3.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.4 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.9Highest 1.1Lowest
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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