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Isabel Township vs Pleasant Township

Next-door neighbors in Fulton County. The biggest differences: size (6.5× in Pleasant Township) and homeowners (+20.9 pts renters in Isabel Township).

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Isabel Township, ILA small town of 150Fulton County · 150 people
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Pleasant Township, ILA small town of 970Fulton County · 970 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 →
Pleasant TownshipA small town of 970
Quiet strengthsPleasant Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pleasant 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.

Size6.5×
Pleasant Township is the bigger place
Pleasant Township 970Isabel Township 150
Homeowners+20.9 pts renters
Isabel Township has more renters
Pleasant Township 75%Isabel Township 54.1%
Bachelor’s degree++19.5 pts
More adults in Isabel Township have a degree
Isabel Township 43.4%Pleasant Township 23.9%
Property tax bill+35%
Tax bills are bigger in Isabel Township
Isabel Township $3,324Pleasant Township $2,461
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Isabel 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 →
Pleasant Township$890/mo
Typical home $130K (Census) · tax rate 1.90% · or rent about $1,119/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Isabel Township and Pleasant 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

Isabel Township and Pleasant Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Isabel TownshipPleasant TownshipIsabel TownshipPleasant Township
Isabel Township ↔ Pleasant Township6.8 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
Isabel TownshipPleasant Township
Snow a year28″28″
January low16°F16°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)185d185d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th25th
Outdoors & history
Isabel TownshipPleasant Township
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land3.9%—
National Register places1—
Community
Isabel TownshipPleasant 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.

Isabel TownshipPleasant Township
People
Population 150Lowest 970Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -5.1%
Median age 38.6±39.2Highest about the IL average 33.6±3.6Lowest 14% below IL
Isabel Township and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.3%±25.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 32.3%±6Highest IL: 21.8%
Pleasant Township and Isabel 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% 12.8%±2.3Lowest IL: 17%
Isabel Township and Pleasant 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%Highest IL: 37.8% 23.9%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.3Lowest IL: 6.3% 1.6%±1.3Highest IL: 6.3%
Pleasant Township and Isabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,844±$16kLowest 22% below IL $66,364±$13kHighest 20% below IL
Pleasant Township and Isabel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $159,600±$75kHighest 39% below IL $129,800±$25kLowest 51% below IL
Isabel Township and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,119±$94 12% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,324Highest 37% below IL $2,461Lowest 54% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 54.8%±13.4 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest IL: 11.8% 13.3%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 75%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Highest 9 yrs older than IL 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 27 min 4% below IL
Work from home 21.7%±27.8Highest IL: 15.9% 2.4%±2.5Lowest IL: 15.9%
Isabel Township and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26 0.26
Top workplaceoutside town Macomb (13%)Macomb (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pleasant TownshipFew work in Isabel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.9%Highest 2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.4 miHighest 0.0 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 2.9Lowest 4.0Highest
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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