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Patton Township vs Colona

135 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (17× in Patton Township) and street grid (9.5× in Colona).

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Patton Township, ILKnown for its schoolsFord County · 5,173 people
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Colona, ILHomes around $185KIllinois · 5,139 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 →
ColonaHomes around $185K
Housing$185K typical home38% below the IL typical home Outdoors#412 most conserved land in IL0.4 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 68%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Colona →
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.

Trails17×
Patton Township has more miles of trail
Patton Township 6.8 miColona 0.4 mi
Street grid9.5×
Colona has the more walkable street grid
Colona 47.5Patton Township 5.0
Jobs per worker3×
Patton Township is more of a job hub
Patton Township 0.74Colona 0.25
Work in town+18.3 pts
More of Patton Township’s workers stay in town
Patton Township 22.9%Colona 4.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Colona

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 →
Colona$1,320/mo
Typical home $185K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.22% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Colona 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

Colona places higher on 8 of 17 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.

Safety
–Patton TownshipNot graded B−ColonaSafer than 53% of U.S. towns
Schools
BPatton TownshipBetter than 58% of districts in the state –ColonaNot graded
Health
BPatton TownshipHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns B+ColonaHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns
7Patton Township
8Colona

Lists won, of 17 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #764#412 Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #801#454 Lowest depressionHealth · 861 towns #565#388 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 862 towns #480#657 Shortest commuteGetting around · 862 towns #462#288 Highest incomeIncome · 862 towns #594#449 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #202#342 Most remote workersWork · 849 towns #416#550

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Patton 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
Patton TownshipColona
Snow a year18″28″
January low15°F15°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)170d180d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st69th
Outdoors & history
Patton TownshipColona
Trails7 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.4%3.6%
Archive photos—3
Famous people born here—1
Community
Patton TownshipColona
Library hours a week40 hrs53 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

135 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Patton TownshipFord CountyColonaIL
Patton Township ↔ Colona135 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.

Patton TownshipColona
People
Population 5,173Highest 5,139Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2%Lowest -1.1%Highest
Median age 39.2±2.5Highest about the IL average 38.7±3.8Lowest about the IL average
Patton Township and Colona 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% 24.2%±5.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Colona 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% 17.4%±4.1Lowest IL: 17%
Patton Township and Colona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.1%Highest IL: 37.8% 18.9%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.2Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.9%±2.9Highest IL: 6.3%
Colona 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 $66,750±$10kLowest 20% below IL $79,700±$6kHighest 4% below IL
Colona 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±$14kLowest 52% below IL $147,500±$29kHighest 44% below IL
Colona and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $792±$203Lowest 38% below IL $838±$148Highest 34% below IL
Colona and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,851Lowest 46% below IL $3,278Highest 38% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±8.6Highest IL: 47.9% 0%±8.1Lowest IL: 47.9%
Patton Township and Colona 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% 3.8%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 77.7%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 12 yrs older than IL 1965Highest 6 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 5% below IL 23 minLowest 19% below IL
Work from home 10.7%±5.7Highest IL: 15.9% 8.5%±4.6Lowest IL: 15.9%
Patton Township and Colona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 22.9%Highest 4.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.74Highest 0.25Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Paxton (21%)Moline (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ColonaFew work in Patton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 3.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.8 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.0Lowest 47.5Highest
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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