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Jordan Township vs Bartelso

231 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (45.7× in Bartelso) and growth since 2010 (+14.9 pts in Bartelso).

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Jordan Township, ILA small town of 838Whiteside County · 838 people
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Bartelso, ILA small town of 782Illinois · 782 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.

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 →
BartelsoA small town of 782
Quiet strengthsBartelso doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bartelso →
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.

Street grid45.7×
Bartelso has the more walkable street grid
Bartelso 86.9Jordan Township 1.9
Growth since 2010+14.9 pts
Bartelso has grown faster since 2010
Bartelso +6.7%Jordan Township -8.2%
Work from home+13.9 pts
More people work from home in Bartelso
Bartelso 13.9%Jordan Township 0%
Average commute13 min
Jordan Township has the shorter commute
Bartelso 33 minJordan Township 21 min
Typical home built29 yrs
Jordan Township’s homes are older
Bartelso 1989Jordan Township 1960
Property tax bill+23%
Tax bills are bigger in Bartelso
Bartelso $3,968Jordan Township $3,226
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Bartelso

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.

Jordan Township$1,500/mo
Typical home $234K (Census) · tax rate 1.38% · Housing →
Bartelso$1,970/mo
Typical home $289K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.89% · or rent about $593/mo · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Bartelso and Jordan 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
Jordan TownshipBartelso
Snow a year29″10″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th73rd
Outdoors & history
Jordan TownshipBartelso
Archive photos1—
Community
Jordan TownshipBartelso
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

231 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Jordan TownshipWhiteside CountyBartelsoIL
Jordan Township ↔ Bartelso231 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.

Jordan TownshipBartelso
People
Population 838Highest 782Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.2%Lowest +6.7%Highest
Median age 47.6±14.7Lowest 22% above IL 48.2±7.6Highest 24% above IL
Bartelso and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.4%±8.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 21.6%±3.7Highest IL: 21.8%
Bartelso and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.5%±9.6Highest IL: 17% 17.8%±8.4Lowest IL: 17%
Jordan Township and Bartelso are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.8%Lowest IL: 37.8% 24.2%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±4.3Highest IL: 6.3% 4.3%±2.2Lowest IL: 6.3%
Jordan Township and Bartelso are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,042±$35kHighest 15% above IL $90,000±$27kLowest 8% above IL
Jordan Township and Bartelso are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $234,400±$46kHighest 11% below IL $209,700±$62kLowest 20% below IL
Jordan Township and Bartelso are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $593±$550 53% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,226Lowest 39% below IL $3,968Highest 25% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 7.1%±80.8Highest IL: 47.9%
Bartelso and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.6%Lowest IL: 11.8% 4.2%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Highest IL: 67.1% 91.7%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 11 yrs older than IL 1989Highest 18 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 26% below IL 33 minHighest 20% above IL
Work from home 0%±2.8Lowest IL: 15.9% 13.9%±8.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.26Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sterling (28%)Germantown (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BartelsoFew work in Jordan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
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 1.9Lowest 86.9Highest
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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