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Nelson Township vs Windsor

61 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (62× in Windsor) and rent (2.5× in Nelson Township).

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Nelson Township, ILA small town of 644Lee County · 644 people
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Windsor, ILHomes around $158KIllinois · 704 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.

Nelson TownshipA small town of 644
Quiet strengthsNelson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Nelson Township →
WindsorHomes around $158K
Housing$158K typical home47% below the IL typical home All about Windsor →
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.

Street grid62×
Windsor has the more walkable street grid
Windsor 161Nelson Township 2.6
Rent2.5×
Rent runs higher in Nelson Township
Nelson Township $1,098Windsor $447
Average commute14 min
Nelson Township has the shorter commute
Windsor 36 minNelson Township 22 min
Kids under 18+11.2 pts
Windsor has more kids
Windsor 17.6%Nelson Township 6.4%
Property tax bill+29%
Tax bills are bigger in Nelson Township
Nelson Township $3,021Windsor $2,342
Jobs per worker+67%
Nelson Township is more of a job hub
Nelson Township 0.20Windsor 0.12
★ 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.

Nelson Township$1,030/mo
Typical home $148K (Census) · tax rate 2.05% · or rent about $1,098/mo · Housing →
Windsor$1,110/mo
Typical home $158K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.13% · or rent about $447/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Windsor and Nelson 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

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
Nelson TownshipWindsor
Snow a year29″27″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th56th
Community
Nelson TownshipWindsor
Library hours a week—30 hrs
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

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nelson TownshipLee CountyWindsorIL
Nelson Township ↔ Windsor61 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.

Nelson TownshipWindsor
People
Population 644Lowest 704Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.3%Lowest -10.7%Highest
Median age 56.8±10.3Highest 46% above IL 54.6±9.7Lowest 40% above IL
Nelson Township and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 6.4%±3.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 17.6%±4.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+ 27.2%±5Lowest IL: 17% 30.1%±7Highest IL: 17%
Windsor and Nelson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11%Lowest IL: 37.8% 11.7%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±6.1Highest IL: 6.3% 1%±0.9Lowest IL: 6.3%
Nelson Township and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,813±$38kHighest 7% below IL $59,333±$15kLowest 29% below IL
Nelson Township and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $147,700±$36kHighest 44% below IL $109,800±$18kLowest 58% below IL
Nelson Township and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,098±$113Highest 14% below IL $447±$182Lowest 65% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,021Highest 43% below IL $2,342Lowest 56% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 7.1%±80.6Lowest IL: 47.9% 51.2%±48.8Highest IL: 47.9%
Windsor and Nelson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.6%Lowest IL: 11.8% 13.7%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.8%Highest IL: 67.1% 85%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 7 yrs older than IL 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 21% below IL 36 minHighest 29% above IL
Work from home 1.6%±2.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 4.7%±4Highest IL: 15.9%
Windsor and Nelson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dixon (17%)Aledo (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WindsorFew work in Nelson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.6Lowest 161Highest
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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