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Morrison vs Mount Pleasant Township

3 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (11× in Morrison) and trails (4× in Mount Pleasant Township).

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Morrison, ILHomes around $171KIllinois · 3,739 people
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Mount Pleasant Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsWhiteside County · 4,720 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.

MorrisonHomes around $171K
Housing$171K typical home42% below the IL typical home Outdoors#204 most trails in IL1.7 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 70%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Morrison →
Mount Pleasant TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 69%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#182 for schools in ILof 384 towns All about Mount Pleasant 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.

Street grid11×
Morrison has the more walkable street grid
Morrison 76.0Mount Pleasant Township 6.9
Trails4×
Mount Pleasant Township has more miles of trail
Mount Pleasant Township 6.8 miMorrison 1.7 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Morrison

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.

Morrison$1,180/mo
Typical home $171K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.01% · or rent about $760/mo · Housing →
Mount Pleasant Township$980/mo
Typical home $145K (Census) · tax rate 1.82% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Morrison and Mount Pleasant 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.

Report cards

Morrison places higher on 11 of 19 IL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–MorrisonNot graded C+Mount Pleasant TownshipBetter than 38% of districts in the state
Health
B+MorrisonHealthier than 70% of U.S. towns B+Mount Pleasant TownshipHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns
11Morrison
2Mount Pleasant Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #242#756 Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #346#788 Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #204#488 Cheapest rentCost of living · 840 towns #82#165 Most affordableCost of living · 861 towns #164#241 Highest incomeIncome · 862 towns #571#509 Most educatedPeople · 862 towns #432#488 Lowest property taxCost of living · 860 towns #158#212

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Morrison’s rankings →

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
MorrisonMount Pleasant Township
Snow a year32″32″
January low12°F12°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)167d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd52nd
Outdoors & history
MorrisonMount Pleasant Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land4.6%0.3%
National Register places2—
Archive photos123
Famous people born here13—
Community
MorrisonMount Pleasant Township
Library hours a week35 hrs35 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined11

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

3 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

MorrisonMount Pleasant TownshipMorrisonMount Pleasant Township
Morrison ↔ Mount Pleasant Township2.8 miles apart
Who commutes between them
474 Mount Pleasant Township residents work in Morrison (22.9% of its workers)
26 Morrison residents work in Mount Pleasant Township (1.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Mount Pleasant Township →
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.

MorrisonMount Pleasant Township
People
Population 3,739Lowest 4,720Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.5%Highest -2.7%Lowest
Median age 41.4±4.2Highest 6% above IL 40.2±4.6Lowest 3% above IL
Morrison and Mount Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.6%±5.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 23.9%±5.7Highest IL: 21.8%
Mount Pleasant Township and Morrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.7%±3.3Lowest IL: 17% 22.5%±3.6Highest IL: 17%
Mount Pleasant Township and Morrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.9%Highest IL: 37.8% 25.4%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±1.8Highest IL: 6.3% 4.6%±1.5Lowest IL: 6.3%
Morrison and Mount Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,089±$6kLowest 17% below IL $74,185±$8kHighest 11% below IL
Mount Pleasant Township and Morrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $118,000±$12kLowest 55% below IL $145,200±$20kHighest 45% below IL
Mount Pleasant Township and Morrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $760±$164Lowest 40% below IL $822±$313Highest 35% below IL
Mount Pleasant Township and Morrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,366Lowest 55% below IL $2,638Highest 50% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.5%±14.2Highest IL: 47.9% 23.2%±13.2Lowest IL: 47.9%
Morrison and Mount Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.1%Highest IL: 11.8% 7%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 78.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958 13 yrs older than IL 1958 13 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 35% below IL 20 minHighest 30% below IL
Work from home 7.1%±4.1Lowest IL: 15.9% 7.5%±3.7Highest IL: 15.9%
Mount Pleasant Township and Morrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 23.5%Lowest 24.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 mi 14.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Highest 0.86Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clinton (9%)Morrison (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Mount Pleasant Township23% work in Morrison
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.6%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 6.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 76.0Highest 6.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#182 of 384 in IL
School district —Lee/Ogle/Whiteside ROE · Bi-County Special Educ Coop
High school in town —Morrison High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.4
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.

Morrison neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 5d

Morrison Size and Heart

1 neighbor in Morrison can answer.

Mount Pleasant Township neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 5d

Mount Pleasant at Home

1 neighbor in Mount Pleasant Township can answer.

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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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