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Montezuma Township vs Buda

134 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (18.5× in Buda) and average commute (13 min in Montezuma Township).

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Montezuma Township, ILA small town of 417Pike County · 417 people
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Buda, ILA small town of 517Illinois · 517 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.

Montezuma TownshipA small town of 417
Quiet strengthsMontezuma Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Montezuma Township →
BudaA small town of 517
Quiet strengthsBuda doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Buda →
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 grid18.5×
Buda has the more walkable street grid
Buda 42.6Montezuma Township 2.3
Average commute13 min
Montezuma Township has the shorter commute
Buda 30 minMontezuma Township 17 min
Growth since 2010+12.4 pts
Buda has grown faster since 2010
Buda -10.4%Montezuma Township -22.8%
Property tax bill+41%
Tax bills are bigger in Buda
Buda $1,228Montezuma Township $873
Typical home built20 yrs
Buda’s homes are older
Montezuma Township 1963Buda 1943
★ 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.

Montezuma Township$520/mo
Typical home $85K (Census) · tax rate 1.03% · Housing →
Buda$480/mo
Typical home $72K (Census) · tax rate 1.72% · or rent about $865/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Montezuma TownshipBuda
Snow a year16″29″
January low19°F14°F
July high88°F85°F
Growing season (days)189d177d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)84th19th
Outdoors & history
Montezuma TownshipBuda
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land1.4%—
Community
Montezuma TownshipBuda
Library hours a week—28 hrs
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

134 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Montezuma TownshipPike CountyBudaIL
Montezuma Township ↔ Buda134 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.

Montezuma TownshipBuda
People
Population 417Lowest 517Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -22.8%Lowest -10.4%Highest
Median age 36.6±20.3Highest 6% below IL 36±6.5Lowest 8% below IL
Montezuma Township and Buda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.9%±10.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 29.4%±5.2Highest IL: 21.8%
Buda and Montezuma Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.1%±5.9Highest IL: 17% 16.2%±4.2Lowest IL: 17%
Montezuma Township and Buda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 11.1%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 0.8%±2.7Highest IL: 6.3%
Buda and Montezuma Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,920±$4kLowest 41% below IL $51,771±$6kHighest 38% below IL
Buda and Montezuma Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $85,000±$30kHighest 68% below IL $71,600±$5kLowest 73% below IL
Montezuma Township and Buda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $865±$188 32% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $873Lowest 84% below IL $1,228Highest 77% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 100%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Buda and Montezuma Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 28.5%Highest IL: 11.8% 13.8%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.5%Lowest IL: 67.1% 88.7%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 8 yrs older than IL 1943Lowest 28 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 37% below IL 30 minHighest 8% above IL
Work from home 1.7%±4.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 3.4%±1.9Highest IL: 15.9%
Buda and Montezuma Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.9%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 33.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42 0.42
Top workplaceoutside town Pittsfield (22%)Princeton (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BudaFew work in Montezuma Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.3Lowest 42.6Highest
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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