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Mount Pleasant Township vs Patton Township

132 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (7 min in Mount Pleasant Township).

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Mount Pleasant Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsWhiteside County · 4,720 people
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Patton Township, ILKnown for its schoolsFord County · 5,173 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 →
Patton TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#142 for schools in ILof 384 towns All about Patton 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.

Average commute7 min
Mount Pleasant Township has the shorter commute
Patton Township 26 minMount Pleasant Township 20 min
★ 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 →
Patton Township$900/mo
Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 2.27% · or rent about $792/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Mount Pleasant Township and Patton 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

Mount Pleasant Township places higher on 11 of 20 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 BPatton TownshipBetter than 58% of districts in the state
Health
B+Mount Pleasant TownshipHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns BPatton TownshipHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns
11Mount Pleasant Township
8Patton Township

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 862 towns #159#462 Lowest depressionHealth · 861 towns #294#565 Most remote workersWork · 849 towns #617#416 Highest graduation rateSchools · 669 towns #554#428 Most educatedPeople · 862 towns #488#603 HealthiestHealth · 861 towns #369#479 Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #233#337 Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #488#561

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 TownshipPatton Township
Snow a year32″18″
January low12°F15°F
July high83°F84°F
Growing season (days)167d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd21st
Outdoors & history
Mount Pleasant TownshipPatton Township
Trails7 mi7 mi
Conserved land0.3%0.4%
Archive photos3—
Community
Mount Pleasant TownshipPatton Township
Library hours a week35 hrs40 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.

Where they are

132 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mount Pleasant TownshipWhiteside CountyPatton TownshipFord County
Mount Pleasant Township ↔ Patton Township132 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.

Mount Pleasant TownshipPatton Township
People
Population 4,720Lowest 5,173Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.7%Lowest -2%Highest
Median age 40.2±4.6Highest 3% above IL 39.2±2.5Lowest about the IL average
Mount Pleasant Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.9%±5.7Lowest IL: 21.8% 24.1%±3Highest IL: 21.8%
Patton Township and Mount Pleasant Township 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% 20.3%±3.1Lowest IL: 17%
Mount Pleasant Township and Patton 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% 21.1%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.5Highest IL: 6.3% 2.4%±1.2Lowest IL: 6.3%
Mount Pleasant Township and Patton 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 $66,750±$10kLowest 20% below IL
Mount Pleasant Township and Patton 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 $125,700±$14kLowest 52% below IL
Mount Pleasant Township and Patton Township 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 $792±$203Lowest 38% below IL
Mount Pleasant Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,638Lowest 50% below IL $2,851Highest 46% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 23.2%±13.2Highest IL: 47.9% 16.7%±8.6Lowest IL: 47.9%
Mount Pleasant Township and Patton 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% 7.7%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 76.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 13 yrs older than IL 1959Highest 12 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 30% below IL 26 minHighest 5% below IL
Work from home 7.5%±3.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 10.7%±5.7Highest IL: 15.9%
Patton Township and Mount Pleasant 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 22.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Highest 0.74Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Morrison (23%)Paxton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Patton TownshipFew work in Mount Pleasant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.8 mi 6.8 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.9Highest 5.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #182 of 384 in IL#142 of 384 in IL
School district Lee/Ogle/Whiteside ROE · Bi-County Special Educ CoopPaxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10
High school in town Morrison High SchoolPaxton-Buckley-Loda High School
Students per teacherat that high school 13.4Highest 11.2Lowest
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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