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Mount Pleasant Township vs Clyde Township

Next-door neighbors in Whiteside County. The biggest differences: size (18.3× in Mount Pleasant Township) and street grid (4.3× in Mount Pleasant Township).

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Mount Pleasant Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsWhiteside County · 4,720 people
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Clyde Township, ILA small town of 258Whiteside County · 258 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.

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 →
Clyde TownshipA small town of 258
Quiet strengthsClyde Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clyde Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size18.3×
Mount Pleasant Township is the bigger place
Mount Pleasant Township 4,720Clyde Township 258
Street grid4.3×
Mount Pleasant Township has the more walkable street grid
Mount Pleasant Township 6.9Clyde Township 1.6
Jobs per worker4.1×
Mount Pleasant Township is more of a job hub
Mount Pleasant Township 0.86Clyde Township 0.21
Work in town+24.5 pts
More of Mount Pleasant Township’s workers stay in town
Mount Pleasant Township 24.5%Clyde Township 0%
Trails2.2×
Clyde Township has more miles of trail
Clyde Township 15.1 miMount Pleasant Township 6.8 mi
Bachelor’s degree++17.2 pts
More adults in Mount Pleasant Township have a degree
Mount Pleasant Township 25.4%Clyde Township 8.2%
★ 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.

Mount Pleasant Township$980/mo
Typical home $145K (Census) · tax rate 1.82% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →
Clyde Township$900/mo
Typical home $132K (Census) · tax rate 1.92% · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Mount Pleasant Township and Clyde 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.

Where they are

Mount Pleasant Township and Clyde Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mount Pleasant TownshipClyde TownshipMount Pleasant TownshipClyde Township
Mount Pleasant Township ↔ Clyde Township5.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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
C+Mount Pleasant TownshipBetter than 38% of districts in the state –Clyde TownshipNot graded
Health
B+Mount Pleasant TownshipHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns –Clyde TownshipNot graded
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
Mount Pleasant TownshipClyde Township
Snow a year32″32″
January low12°F12°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)167d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd33rd
Outdoors & history
Mount Pleasant TownshipClyde Township
Trails7 mi15 mi
Conserved land0.3%1.6%
National Register places—1
Archive photos3—
Community
Mount Pleasant TownshipClyde Township
Library hours a week35 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

Mount Pleasant TownshipClyde Township
People
Population 4,720Highest 258Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.7% —
Median age 40.2±4.6Lowest 3% above IL 43.7±16.1Highest 12% above IL
Clyde Township and Mount Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.9%±5.7Highest IL: 21.8% 20.2%±12.9Lowest IL: 21.8%
Mount Pleasant Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.5%±3.6Lowest IL: 17% 27.9%±19.2Highest IL: 17%
Clyde Township and Mount Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.4%Highest IL: 37.8% 8.2%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.5Lowest IL: 6.3% 5%±6.8Highest IL: 6.3%
Clyde Township 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 $74,185±$8kHighest 11% below IL $50,179±$31kLowest 40% below IL
Mount Pleasant Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $145,200±$20kHighest 45% below IL $132,100±$39kLowest 50% below IL
Mount Pleasant Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $822±$313 35% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,638Highest 50% below IL $2,538Lowest 52% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 23.2%±13.2Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Mount Pleasant Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7%Highest IL: 11.8% 3.5%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 84.2%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 13 yrs older than IL 1974Highest 3 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 30% below IL 26 minHighest 6% below IL
Work from home 7.5%±3.7Highest IL: 15.9% 3%±5.1Lowest IL: 15.9%
Mount Pleasant Township and Clyde Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 24.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Highest 0.21Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Morrison (23%)Morrison (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clyde TownshipFew work in Mount Pleasant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.8 miLowest 15.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.9Highest 1.6Lowest
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
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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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