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Mountain Township vs Equality Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (4.8× in Mountain Township) and home values (3.6× in Mountain Township).

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Mountain Township, ILAn outdoors townSaline County · 262 people
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Equality Township, ILA colonial town, settled 1735Gallatin County · 845 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.

Mountain TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors39.6% conserved land23 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Mountain Township →
Equality TownshipA colonial town, settled 1735
HistorySettled in 17351 place on the National Register All about Equality 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.

Property tax bill4.8×
Tax bills are bigger in Mountain Township
Mountain Township $5,095Equality Township $1,063
Home values3.6×
Homes cost more in Mountain Township
Mountain Township $308,300Equality Township $85,400
Jobs per worker8.8×
Equality Township is more of a job hub
Equality Township 0.97Mountain Township 0.11
Street grid3.7×
Equality Township has the more walkable street grid
Equality Township 4.1Mountain Township 1.1
Bachelor’s degree++35.1 pts
More adults in Mountain Township have a degree
Mountain Township 40.2%Equality Township 5.1%
Trails3.1×
Mountain Township has more miles of trail
Mountain Township 22.5 miEquality Township 7.3 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,500 more a month in Mountain 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.

Mountain Township$2,040/mo
Typical home $308K (Census) · tax rate 1.65% · Housing →
Equality Township$540/mo
Typical home $85K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · or rent about $428/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,500 a month, about $18,100 a year, between Mountain Township and Equality 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

Mountain Township and Equality Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mountain TownshipEquality TownshipMountain TownshipEquality Township
Mountain Township ↔ Equality Township9.3 miles apart · They share a border
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
–Mountain TownshipNot graded C+Equality TownshipBetter than 44% of districts in the state
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
Mountain TownshipEquality Township
Snow a year3″8″
January low22°F26°F
July high86°F88°F
Growing season (days)181d209d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st79th
Outdoors & history
Mountain TownshipEquality Township
Trails23 mi7 mi
Conserved land39.6%7.8%
Settled—1735
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—1
Community
Mountain TownshipEquality 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.

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.

Mountain TownshipEquality Township
People
Population 262Lowest 845Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -9.9%
Median age 54.8±27.8Lowest 41% above IL 55.3±12.6Highest 42% above IL
Equality Township and Mountain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 4.6%±14.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 17.4%±3.9Highest IL: 21.8%
Equality Township and Mountain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 45%±7Highest IL: 17% 25.9%±5.5Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 5.1%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13.7%±19.4Highest IL: 6.3% 1.3%±1.1Lowest IL: 6.3%
Mountain Township and Equality Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,841±$73kHighest 35% above IL $60,779±$8kLowest 27% below IL
Mountain Township and Equality Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $308,300±$171kHighest 17% above IL $85,400±$5kLowest 68% below IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $428±$97 66% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,095Highest 4% below IL $1,063Lowest 80% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 48.4%±32.4 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest IL: 11.8% 14.3%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest IL: 67.1% 85.7%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 27 yrs newer than IL 1960Lowest 11 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 41% above IL 23 minLowest 19% below IL
Work from home 0%±8.6Lowest IL: 15.9% 1.7%±2.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Equality Township and Mountain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 6.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 27.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.97Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Harrisburg (30%)Harrisburg (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Equality TownshipFew work in Mountain Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 39.6%Highest 7.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 22.5 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 4.1Highest
Schools
School district —Gallatin CUSD 7
High school in town —Gallatin High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.8
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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