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Lenox Township vs Floyd Township

Next-door neighbors in Warren County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (29.7× in Lenox Township) and size (6.5× in Floyd Township).

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Lenox Township, ILA small town of 88Warren County · 88 people
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Floyd Township, ILA small town of 570Warren County · 570 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.

Lenox TownshipA small town of 88
Quiet strengthsLenox Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lenox Township →
Floyd TownshipA small town of 570
Quiet strengthsFloyd Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Floyd Township →
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.

Jobs per worker29.7×
Lenox Township is more of a job hub
Lenox Township 0.89Floyd Township 0.03
Size6.5×
Floyd Township is the bigger place
Floyd Township 570Lenox Township 88
Average commute17 min
Floyd Township has the shorter commute
Lenox Township 34 minFloyd Township 16 min
Homeowners+18.1 pts renters
Floyd Township has more renters
Lenox Township 100%Floyd Township 81.9%
Street grid+83%
Floyd Township has the more walkable street grid
Floyd Township 2.2Lenox Township 1.2
Trails2×
Floyd Township has more miles of trail
Floyd Township 0.8 miLenox Township 0.4 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Floyd 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.

Lenox Township$600/mo
Typical home $89K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Floyd Township$870/mo
Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate 2.24% · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Floyd Township and Lenox 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

Lenox Township and Floyd Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Lenox TownshipFloyd TownshipLenox TownshipFloyd Township
Lenox Township ↔ Floyd Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Floyd Township residents work in Lenox Township (2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Floyd Township →
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
Lenox TownshipFloyd Township
Snow a year26″26″
January low15°F15°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)174d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th64th
Community
Lenox TownshipFloyd 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.

Lenox TownshipFloyd Township
People
Population 88Lowest 570Highest
Median age 63.3±17.6Highest 62% above IL 48.2±12.6Lowest 24% above IL
Lenox Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±41.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 15.4%±10.9Highest IL: 21.8%
Floyd Township and Lenox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39.8%±55.7Highest IL: 17% 10.2%±9Lowest IL: 17%
Lenox Township and Floyd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8%Lowest IL: 37.8% 14.1%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±20.9Lowest IL: 6.3% 7.9%±6.9Highest IL: 6.3%
Floyd Township and Lenox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,000±$54kLowest 21% below IL $91,855±$44kHighest 10% above IL
Floyd Township and Lenox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $88,800±$82kLowest 66% below IL $122,300±$113kHighest 54% below IL
Floyd Township and Lenox Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,745 48% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest IL: 11.8% 16.1%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest IL: 67.1% 81.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1942Highest 29 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 21% above IL 16 minLowest 41% below IL
Work from home 0%±30.2 IL: 15.9% 0%±3.8 IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 2.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.89Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Galesburg (23%)Galesburg (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Floyd Township2% work in Lenox Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
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 1.2Lowest 2.2Highest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Lenox Township

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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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