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Maxwell Township vs Bolo Township

102 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (59 yrs in Maxwell Township) and street grid (+70% in Bolo Township).

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Maxwell Township, ILA small town of 238Sangamon County · 238 people
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Bolo Township, ILA small town of 260Washington County · 260 people
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.

Maxwell TownshipA small town of 238
Quiet strengthsMaxwell Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Bolo TownshipA small town of 260
Quiet strengthsBolo Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bolo 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.

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
Maxwell TownshipBolo Township
Snow a year16″9″
January low18°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)179d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th71st
Outdoors & history
Maxwell TownshipBolo Township
Trails—9 mi
Conserved land—6.1%
Archive photos1—
Community
Maxwell TownshipBolo 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.

Where they are

102 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Maxwell Township ↔ Bolo Township102 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.

Maxwell TownshipBolo Township
People
Population 238Lowest 260Highest
Median age 57.4±11.5Highest 47% above IL 55.2±5.5Lowest 42% above IL
Maxwell Township and Bolo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 2.1%±14.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 15%±12.5Highest IL: 21.8%
Bolo Township and Maxwell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.8%±16.7Lowest IL: 17% 21.2%±12.9Highest IL: 17%
Bolo Township and Maxwell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.5%Highest IL: 37.8% 30.3%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±6.5Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±7.1Lowest IL: 6.3%
Maxwell Township and Bolo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $97,643±$31k 17% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $120,000±$77k 54% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly — $4,167 21% below IL
Below poverty line 0% IL: 11.8% 0% IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% IL: 67.1% 100% IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1997Highest 26 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 5% below IL 30 minHighest 9% above IL
Work from home 0%±8.6 IL: 15.9% 0%±8.9 IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (55%)Nashville (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bolo TownshipFew work in Maxwell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 6.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 8.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.7Highest
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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