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Patton Township vs Mount Pleasant Township

132 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (7 min in Mount Pleasant Township).

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Patton Township, ILKnown for its schoolsFord County · 5,173 people
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Mount Pleasant Township, ILOne of the healthiest townsWhiteside County · 4,720 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 →
Mount Pleasant TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 69%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#182 for schools in ILof 384 towns All about Mount Pleasant 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.

Average commute7 min
Mount Pleasant Township has the shorter commute
Patton Township 26 minMount Pleasant Township 20 min
★ 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 →
Mount Pleasant Township$980/mo
Typical home $145K (Census) · tax rate 1.82% · or rent about $822/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Mount Pleasant Township 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

Mount Pleasant Township places higher on 11 of 20 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.

Schools
BPatton TownshipBetter than 58% of districts in the state C+Mount Pleasant TownshipBetter than 38% of districts in the state
Health
BPatton TownshipHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns B+Mount Pleasant TownshipHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns
8Patton Township
11Mount Pleasant Township

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 862 towns #462#159 Lowest depressionHealth · 861 towns #565#294 Most remote workersWork · 849 towns #416#617 Highest graduation rateSchools · 669 towns #428#554 Most educatedPeople · 862 towns #603#488 HealthiestHealth · 861 towns #479#369 Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #337#233 Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #561#488

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 TownshipMount Pleasant Township
Snow a year18″32″
January low15°F12°F
July high84°F83°F
Growing season (days)170d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st52nd
Outdoors & history
Patton TownshipMount Pleasant Township
Trails7 mi7 mi
Conserved land0.4%0.3%
Archive photos—3
Community
Patton TownshipMount Pleasant Township
Library hours a week40 hrs35 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

132 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Patton TownshipFord CountyMount Pleasant TownshipWhiteside County
Patton Township ↔ Mount Pleasant Township132 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 TownshipMount Pleasant Township
People
Population 5,173Highest 4,720Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2%Highest -2.7%Lowest
Median age 39.2±2.5Lowest about the IL average 40.2±4.6Highest 3% above IL
Mount Pleasant 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%±3Highest IL: 21.8% 23.9%±5.7Lowest IL: 21.8%
Patton Township and Mount Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.3%±3.1Lowest IL: 17% 22.5%±3.6Highest IL: 17%
Mount Pleasant Township and Patton 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% 25.4%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.2Lowest IL: 6.3% 4.6%±1.5Highest IL: 6.3%
Mount Pleasant Township 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 $74,185±$8kHighest 11% below IL
Mount Pleasant 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±$14kLowest 52% below IL $145,200±$20kHighest 45% below IL
Mount Pleasant Township 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 $822±$313Highest 35% below IL
Mount Pleasant Township and Patton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,851Highest 46% below IL $2,638Lowest 50% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±8.6Lowest IL: 47.9% 23.2%±13.2Highest IL: 47.9%
Mount Pleasant Township and Patton 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% 7%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 78.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Highest 12 yrs older than IL 1958Lowest 13 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 5% below IL 20 minLowest 30% below IL
Work from home 10.7%±5.7Highest IL: 15.9% 7.5%±3.7Lowest IL: 15.9%
Patton Township and Mount Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 22.9%Lowest 24.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.74Lowest 0.86Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Paxton (21%)Morrison (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mount Pleasant TownshipFew work in Patton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.8 mi 6.8 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.0Lowest 6.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #142 of 384 in IL#182 of 384 in IL
School district Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10Lee/Ogle/Whiteside ROE · Bi-County Special Educ Coop
High school in town Paxton-Buckley-Loda High SchoolMorrison High School
Students per teacherat that high school 11.2Lowest 13.4Highest
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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