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Linder Township vs Wrights Township

Next-door neighbors in Greene County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.7× in Wrights Township) and property tax bill (+40% in Wrights Township).

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Linder Township, ILA small town of 505Greene County · 505 people
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Wrights Township, ILA small town of 205Greene County · 205 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.

Linder TownshipA small town of 505
Quiet strengthsLinder Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Linder Township →
Wrights TownshipA small town of 205
Quiet strengthsWrights Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wrights 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.

Jobs per worker2.7×
Wrights Township is more of a job hub
Wrights Township 0.61Linder Township 0.23
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Wrights Township
Wrights Township $2,411Linder Township $1,719
Typical home built21 yrs
Wrights Township’s homes are older
Linder Township 1978Wrights Township 1957
Size2.5×
Linder Township is the bigger place
Linder Township 505Wrights Township 205
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Linder Township$1,030/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · Housing →
Wrights Township$1,170/mo
Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 1.30% · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Wrights Township and Linder 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

Linder Township and Wrights Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Linder TownshipWrights TownshipLinder TownshipWrights Township
Linder Township ↔ Wrights Township6.0 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
Linder TownshipWrights Township
Snow a year18″18″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th45th
Outdoors & history
Linder TownshipWrights Township
Famous people born here—1
Community
Linder TownshipWrights 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.

Linder TownshipWrights Township
People
Population 505Highest 205Lowest
Median age 51.5±5.5Highest 32% above IL 39.2±15.1Lowest about the IL average
Linder Township and Wrights Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.4%±11.6Highest IL: 21.8% 20.5%±19.2Lowest IL: 21.8%
Linder Township and Wrights Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.6%±6Lowest IL: 17% 20%±14.4Highest IL: 17%
Wrights Township and Linder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.3%Highest IL: 37.8% 13.7%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.6Lowest IL: 6.3% 4.9%±9.7Highest IL: 6.3%
Wrights Township and Linder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $148,036±$55kHighest 78% above IL $76,667±$63kLowest 8% below IL
Linder Township and Wrights Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,800±$94kLowest 36% below IL $185,100±$17kHighest 30% below IL
Wrights Township and Linder Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,719Lowest 68% below IL $2,411Highest 54% below IL
Below poverty line 0%Lowest IL: 11.8% 5.4%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest IL: 67.1% 98%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 7 yrs newer than IL 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 20% above IL 34 minHighest 23% above IL
Work from home 17.2%±16.1Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±12.1Lowest IL: 15.9%
Linder Township and Wrights Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miLowest 38.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Carrollton (15%)Carrollton (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wrights TownshipFew work in Linder Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 4.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 2.4Highest 2.2Lowest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Linder Township

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Rockbridge Township1,571 people · $102K homes
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Carrollton Township2,828 people · $109K homes
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Kane Township509 people · $151K homes

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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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