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Malone Township vs Caledonia

145 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (14.1× in Caledonia) and work from home (+68.7 pts in Malone Township).

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Malone Township, ILA small town of 241Tazewell County · 241 people
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Caledonia, ILA small town of 226Illinois · 226 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.

Malone TownshipA small town of 241
Quiet strengthsMalone Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Malone Township →
CaledoniaA small town of 226
Quiet strengthsCaledonia doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Caledonia →
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.

Street grid14.1×
Caledonia has the more walkable street grid
Caledonia 15.5Malone Township 1.1
Work from home+68.7 pts
More people work from home in Malone Township
Malone Township 74%Caledonia 5.3%
Jobs per worker2×
Caledonia is more of a job hub
Caledonia 0.20Malone Township 0.10
Bachelor’s degree++13.4 pts
More adults in Malone Township have a degree
Malone Township 45.1%Caledonia 31.7%
Typical home built19 yrs
Caledonia’s homes are older
Malone Township 1957Caledonia 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Malone 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.

Malone Township$1,500/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Caledonia$1,150/mo
Typical home $163K (Census) · tax rate 2.14% · or rent about $1,711/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Malone Township and Caledonia.

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
Malone TownshipCaledonia
Snow a year13″38″
January low16°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)182d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th29th
Outdoors & history
Malone TownshipCaledonia
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land3.3%—
Settled—1996
Archive photos—5
Community
Malone TownshipCaledonia
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

145 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Malone TownshipTazewell CountyCaledoniaIL
Malone Township ↔ Caledonia145 miles apart
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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.

Malone TownshipCaledonia
People
Population 241Highest 226Lowest
Median age 40±40.4Lowest about the IL average 41±20.8Highest 5% above IL
Caledonia and Malone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.9%±16.7Lowest IL: 21.8% 14.2%±9.8Highest IL: 21.8%
Caledonia and Malone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.8%±13.4Highest IL: 17% 8.4%±13.4Lowest IL: 17%
Malone Township and Caledonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.1%Highest IL: 37.8% 31.7%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.6Lowest IL: 6.3% 10.2%±11.3Highest IL: 6.3%
Caledonia and Malone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $148,854±$59kHighest 79% above IL $88,571±$24kLowest 6% above IL
Malone Township and Caledonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $222,500±$198kHighest 15% below IL $163,200±$16kLowest 38% below IL
Malone Township and Caledonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,711±$386 34% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,500 34% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±72.2 IL: 47.9% 0%±100 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 7.9%Lowest IL: 11.8% 8.4%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 67.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 14 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 26 min 7% below IL
Work from home 74%±57Highest IL: 15.9% 5.3%±5.4Lowest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Peoria (15%)Rockford (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CaledoniaFew work in Malone Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 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 1.1Lowest 15.5Highest
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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