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Patton Township vs Button Township

Next-door neighbors in Ford County. The biggest differences: size (37.2× in Patton Township) and street grid (4.2× in Patton Township).

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Patton Township, ILKnown for its schoolsFord County · 5,173 people
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Button Township, ILA small town of 139Ford County · 139 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.

Patton TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#142 for schools in ILof 384 towns All about Patton Township →
Button TownshipA small town of 139
Quiet strengthsButton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Button 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.

Size37.2×
Patton Township is the bigger place
Patton Township 5,173Button Township 139
Street grid4.2×
Patton Township has the more walkable street grid
Patton Township 5.0Button Township 1.2
Work in town+21 pts
More of Patton Township’s workers stay in town
Patton Township 22.9%Button Township 1.9%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Patton Township is more of a job hub
Patton Township 0.74Button Township 0.32
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Button Township
Button Township $3,636Patton Township $2,851
Typical home built21 yrs
Button Township’s homes are older
Patton Township 1959Button Township 1938
★ 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.

Patton Township$900/mo
Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 2.27% · or rent about $792/mo · Housing →
Button Township$860/mo
Typical home $106K (Census) · tax rate 3.42% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

Patton Township and Button Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Patton TownshipButton TownshipPatton TownshipButton Township
Patton Township ↔ Button Township7.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
BPatton TownshipBetter than 58% of districts in the state –Button TownshipNot graded
Health
BPatton TownshipHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns –Button TownshipNot graded
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
Patton TownshipButton Township
Snow a year18″18″
January low15°F15°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)170d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st48th
Outdoors & history
Patton TownshipButton Township
Trails7 mi7 mi
Conserved land0.4%0.1%
Community
Patton TownshipButton Township
Library hours a week40 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.

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.

Patton TownshipButton Township
People
Population 5,173Highest 139Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2% —
Median age 39.2±2.5Lowest about the IL average 44.1±26.3Highest 13% above IL
Button Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.1%±3Lowest IL: 21.8% 25.2%±19.2Highest IL: 21.8%
Button Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.3%±3.1Highest IL: 17% 13.7%±28.6Lowest IL: 17%
Patton Township and Button Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.1%Lowest IL: 37.8% 21.6%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.2Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±13.2Lowest IL: 6.3%
Patton Township and Button Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,750±$10kLowest 20% below IL $102,083±$31kHighest 22% above IL
Button 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 $125,700±$14kHighest 52% below IL $106,300±$56kLowest 60% below IL
Patton Township and Button Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $792±$203 38% below IL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,851Lowest 46% below IL $3,636Highest 31% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±8.6Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Patton Township and Button Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.7%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 70.8%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Highest 12 yrs older than IL 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 min 5% below IL —
Work from home 10.7%±5.7Highest IL: 15.9% 5.7%±9.3Lowest IL: 15.9%
Patton Township and Button Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 22.9%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.74Highest 0.32Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Paxton (21%)Paxton (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Button TownshipFew work in Patton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.8 miLowest 7.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.0Highest 1.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #142 of 384 in IL—
School district Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10—
High school in town Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 11.2 —
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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