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Mount Pleasant Township vs Morrison

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

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

Mount Pleasant Township$980/mo
Typical home $145K (Census) · tax rate 1.82% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →
Morrison$1,180/mo
Typical home $171K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.01% · or rent about $760/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
C+Mount Pleasant TownshipBetter than 38% of districts in the state –MorrisonNot graded
Health
B+Mount Pleasant TownshipHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns B+MorrisonHealthier than 70% of U.S. towns
2Mount Pleasant Township
11Morrison

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

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

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Mount Pleasant Township’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
Mount Pleasant TownshipMorrison
Snow a year32″32″
January low12°F12°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)167d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd52nd
Outdoors & history
Mount Pleasant TownshipMorrison
Trails7 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.3%4.6%
National Register places—2
Archive photos312
Famous people born here—13
Community
Mount Pleasant TownshipMorrison
Library hours a week35 hrs35 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

Mount Pleasant TownshipMorrisonMount Pleasant TownshipMorrison
Mount Pleasant Township ↔ Morrison2.8 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.

Mount Pleasant TownshipMorrison
People
Population 4,720Highest 3,739Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.7%Lowest -2.5%Highest
Median age 40.2±4.6Lowest 3% above IL 41.4±4.2Highest 6% 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 23.9%±5.7Highest IL: 21.8% 22.6%±5.8Lowest 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+ 22.5%±3.6Highest IL: 17% 21.7%±3.3Lowest 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+ 25.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 27.9%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.5Lowest IL: 6.3% 5.8%±1.8Highest 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 $74,185±$8kHighest 11% below IL $69,089±$6kLowest 17% 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 $145,200±$20kHighest 45% below IL $118,000±$12kLowest 55% 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 $822±$313Highest 35% below IL $760±$164Lowest 40% 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 $2,638Highest 50% below IL $2,366Lowest 55% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 23.2%±13.2Lowest IL: 47.9% 27.5%±14.2Highest 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 7%Lowest IL: 11.8% 8.1%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 78.1%Lowest 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 20 minHighest 30% below IL 18 minLowest 35% below IL
Work from home 7.5%±3.7Highest IL: 15.9% 7.1%±4.1Lowest 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 24.5%Highest 23.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 mi 14.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Lowest 0.97Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Morrison (23%)Clinton (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 23% work in Morrison1% work in Mount Pleasant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 4.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.8 miHighest 1.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 6Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.9Lowest 76.0Highest
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.

Mount Pleasant Township neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 6d

Mount Pleasant at Home

1 neighbor in Mount Pleasant Township can answer.

Morrison neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 6d

Morrison Size and Heart

1 neighbor in Morrison 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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