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Mayberry Township vs Rector Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (7.7× in Mayberry Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+86.8 pts in Rector Township).

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Mayberry Township, ILA small town of 557Hamilton County · 557 people
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Rector Township, ILA small town of 48Saline County · 48 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.

Mayberry TownshipA small town of 557
Quiet strengthsMayberry Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Rector TownshipA small town of 48
Quiet strengthsRector Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rector 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Mayberry Township and Rector Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mayberry TownshipRector TownshipMayberry TownshipRector Township
Mayberry Township ↔ Rector Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border
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
Mayberry TownshipRector Township
Snow a year13″13″
January low22°F22°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)190d190d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th76th
Outdoors & history
Mayberry TownshipRector Township
Trails26 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Mayberry TownshipRector 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.

Mayberry TownshipRector Township
People
Population 557Highest 48Lowest
Median age 59±26.9Highest 51% above IL 32.6±0.4Lowest 16% below IL
Mayberry Township and Rector Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.8%±5.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 27.1%±72Highest IL: 21.8%
Rector Township and Mayberry Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.3%±6.8Highest IL: 17% 0%±93.8Lowest IL: 17%
Mayberry Township and Rector Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.2%Lowest IL: 37.8% 100%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±8.5Lowest IL: 6.3% 35.4%±25.3Highest IL: 6.3%
Rector Township and Mayberry Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,806±$88k 28% above IL —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $441,900±$231k 68% above IL —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $721±$90 43% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,926 45% below IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30%±100 IL: 47.9% —
Below poverty line 8.4%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 100%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966 5 yrs older than IL —
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 min 11% above IL —
Work from home 0%±3.8 IL: 15.9% 0%±37.1 IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 0.77Highest
Top workplaceoutside town McLeansboro (18%)Eldorado (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rector TownshipFew work in Mayberry Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 26.1 miHighest 3.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8 1.8
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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