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%

Loami$1,390/mo

Typical home $210K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $907/mo · Housing →

Pleasant Township$890/mo

Typical home $130K (Census) · tax rate 1.90% · or rent about $1,119/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Loami 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.

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

LoamiPleasant Township

Snow a year22″28″

January low20°F 16°F

July high87°F 88°F

Growing season (days)187d 185d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th 25th

Outdoors & history

LoamiPleasant Township

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1875 —

Community

LoamiPleasant Township

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.

Where they are

51 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LoamiIL Pleasant TownshipFulton County

Loami ↔ Pleasant Township51 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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

LoamiPleasant Township

People

Population 782Lowest 970Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9%Highest -5.1%Lowest

Median age 31.9±6.2Lowest 18% below IL 33.6±3.6Highest 14% below IL

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

Kids under 18 26.5%±5.1Lowest IL: 21.8% 32.3%±6Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 15.2%±3.5Highest IL: 17% 12.8%±2.3Lowest IL: 17%

Loami 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+ 22.9%Lowest IL: 37.8% 23.9%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±2.1Highest IL: 6.3% 1.6%±1.3Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,813±$16kLowest 31% below IL $66,364±$13kHighest 20% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $131,900±$26kHighest 50% below IL $129,800±$25kLowest 51% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $907±$89Lowest 29% below IL $1,119±$94Highest 12% below IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,156Lowest 59% below IL $2,461Highest 54% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.9%±29.1Highest IL: 47.9% 54.8%±13.4Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 12.9%Lowest IL: 11.8% 13.3%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75.7%Highest IL: 67.1% 75%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 27 minHighest 3% below IL 27 minLowest 4% below IL

Work from home 15.2%±7.1Highest IL: 15.9% 2.4%±2.5Lowest IL: 15.9%

Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 2.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 23.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Lowest 0.26Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (50%)Macomb (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pleasant TownshipFew work in Loami

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2%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 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 32.6Highest 4.0Lowest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Loami vs Pleasant Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Loami

What daily life feels like in each

51 miles apart

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