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Mountain Township vs Gold Township

274 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+37.4 pts in Mountain Township) and jobs per worker (2.6× in Gold Township).

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Mountain Township, ILAn outdoors townSaline County · 262 people
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Gold Township, ILA small town of 180Bureau County · 180 people
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.

Gold TownshipA small town of 180
Quiet strengthsGold Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gold 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $710 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 →
Gold Township$1,340/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 2.26% · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,500 a year, between Mountain Township and Gold 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.

Life in each

Gold Township gets 33 more inches of snow a year

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 TownshipGold Township
Snow a year3″36″
January low22°F13°F
July high86°F83°F
Growing season (days)181d172d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st27th
Outdoors & history
Mountain TownshipGold Township
Trails23 mi0 mi
Conserved land39.6%2.2%
Community
Mountain TownshipGold 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.

Where they are

274 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mountain Township ↔ Gold Township274 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.

Mountain TownshipGold Township
People
Population 262Highest 180Lowest
Median age 54.8±27.8Highest 41% above IL 53.1±6.6Lowest 36% above IL
Mountain Township and Gold 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% 26.7%±18Highest IL: 21.8%
Gold 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% 20%±19.8Lowest IL: 17%
Mountain Township and Gold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.2%Highest IL: 37.8% 34.8%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13.7%±19.4Highest IL: 6.3% 6.1%±10.5Lowest IL: 6.3%
Mountain Township and Gold 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±$73kLowest 35% above IL $115,333±$46kHighest 38% above IL
Gold Township and Mountain 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 $187,500±$43kLowest 29% below IL
Mountain Township and Gold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,095Highest 4% below IL $4,233Lowest 20% below IL
Below poverty line 0% IL: 11.8% 0% IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% IL: 67.1% 100% IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 27 yrs newer than IL 1972Lowest 1 yr newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 41% above IL 38 minLowest 36% above IL
Work from home 0%±8.6Lowest IL: 15.9% 7.1%±8.8Highest IL: 15.9%
Gold 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% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 24.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Harrisburg (30%)Princeton (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gold TownshipFew work in Mountain Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 39.6%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 22.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.6Highest
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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