Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Morgan Township vs Bonpas Township

68 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+91% in Morgan Township) and average commute (14 min in Morgan Township).

×
Morgan Township, ILA small town of 325Coles County · 325 people
B ×
Bonpas Township, ILA small town of 354Richland County · 354 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.

Morgan TownshipA small town of 325
Quiet strengthsMorgan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Morgan Township →
Bonpas TownshipA small town of 354
Quiet strengthsBonpas Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bonpas 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Morgan 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.

Morgan Township$1,050/mo
Typical home $155K (Census) · tax rate 1.84% · Housing →
Bonpas Township$770/mo
Typical home $123K (Census) · tax rate 1.21% · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Morgan Township and Bonpas 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
Morgan TownshipBonpas Township
Snow a year19″11″
January low21°F21°F
July high88°F87°F
Growing season (days)187d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th57th
Outdoors & history
Morgan TownshipBonpas Township
Trails—6 mi
Conserved land—0%
Community
Morgan TownshipBonpas 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

68 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Morgan Township ↔ Bonpas Township68 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.

Morgan TownshipBonpas Township
People
Population 325Lowest 354Highest
Median age 30.1±21.9Lowest 23% below IL 32.6±14.4Highest 16% below IL
Bonpas Township and Morgan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.5%±12.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 26.3%±17.3Highest IL: 21.8%
Bonpas Township and Morgan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.5%±9.9Highest IL: 17% 16.7%±10.3Lowest IL: 17%
Morgan Township and Bonpas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.4%Highest IL: 37.8% 9.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±9.5Highest IL: 6.3% 2.3%±4.9Lowest IL: 6.3%
Morgan Township and Bonpas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,385±$41kHighest 8% above IL $88,125±$15kLowest 6% above IL
Morgan Township and Bonpas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $154,900±$29kHighest 41% below IL $122,900±$103kLowest 53% below IL
Morgan Township and Bonpas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,846Highest 46% below IL $1,491Lowest 72% below IL
Below poverty line 2.2%Lowest IL: 11.8% 8.2%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest IL: 67.1% 95.1%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 21 yrs newer than IL 1986Lowest 15 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 29% below IL 34 minHighest 21% above IL
Work from home 20.9%±21.9Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±9Lowest IL: 15.9%
Morgan Township and Bonpas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mattoon (14%)Olney (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bonpas TownshipFew work in Morgan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 5.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Highest 2.3Lowest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Morgan Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Morgan Township’s Town Square.

Bonpas Township neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Bonpas Township’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Morgan Township and Bonpas Township

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Bordering Morgan Township

Towns like Morgan Township

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.

Post to Morgan Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in