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.

Down paymentRate%

Knox Township$960/mo

Typical home $143K (Census) · tax rate 1.75% · or rent about $708/mo · Housing →

Persifer Township$1,850/mo

Typical home $279K (Census) · tax rate 1.66% · Housing →

The difference: $890 a month, about $10,700 a year, between Persifer Township and Knox 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

Knox Township and Persifer Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Knox TownshipPersifer Township

Knox Township ↔ Persifer Township5.9 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 Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

C+Knox TownshipBetter than 35% of districts in the state –Persifer TownshipNot graded

Health

B−Knox TownshipHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns BPersifer TownshipHealthier than 59% 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

Knox TownshipPersifer Township

Snow a year25″25″

January low14°F 14°F

July high84°F 84°F

Growing season (days)181d 181d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th 60th

Outdoors & history

Knox TownshipPersifer Township

Trails0 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0.5%1.4%

National Register places1 —

Community

Knox TownshipPersifer Township

Library hours a week39 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

Knox TownshipPersifer Township

People

Population 4,871Highest 1,190Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.1%Lowest +14.1%Highest

Median age 45.5±4.2Lowest 17% above IL 60.3±4.7Highest 55% above IL

Kids under 18 21.3%±3.2Lowest IL: 21.8% 22.7%±6.2Highest IL: 21.8%

Persifer Township and Knox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 25.8%±3.8Lowest IL: 17% 37.5%±3.5Highest IL: 17%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.2%Lowest IL: 37.8% 27.9%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±0.8Highest IL: 6.3% 0.3%±0.5Lowest IL: 6.3%

Knox Township and Persifer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $82,353±$16kHighest about the IL average $73,906±$24kLowest 11% below IL

Knox Township and Persifer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $143,100±$17kLowest 46% below IL $279,200±$39kHighest 6% above IL

Rentmedian gross, monthly $708±$212 44% below IL —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,498Lowest 53% below IL $4,634Highest 13% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 67.8%±19.7Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%

Knox Township and Persifer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 11.3%Highest IL: 11.8% 3.4%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.5%Lowest IL: 67.1% 98.3%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 1 yr newer than IL 1995Highest 24 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 26% below IL 27 minHighest about the IL average

Work from home 6%±2.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 8.7%±4.5Highest IL: 15.9%

Persifer Township and Knox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 9.4%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Highest 0.16Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Galesburg (35%)Galesburg (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Persifer TownshipFew work in Knox Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 1.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 2.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.8Highest 4.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #220 of 384 in IL—

School district Knoxville CUSD 202—

High school in town Knoxville Sr High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 10.7 —

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.

Knox Township vs Persifer Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $890 more a month in Persifer Township

Knox Township and Persifer Township share a border

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