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Patton Township vs Paxton

2 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (14.2× in Paxton) and trails (6.8× in Patton Township).

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Patton Township, ILKnown for its schoolsFord County · 5,173 people
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Paxton, ILHomes around $156KIllinois · 4,131 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 →
PaxtonHomes around $156K
Housing$156K typical home48% below the IL typical home Outdoors#280 most walkable in IL1.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves HistorySettled in 18594 places on the National Register All about Paxton →
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.

Street grid14.2×
Paxton has the more walkable street grid
Paxton 71.0Patton Township 5.0
Trails6.8×
Patton Township has more miles of trail
Patton Township 6.8 miPaxton 1.0 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Paxton

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 →
Paxton$1,120/mo
Typical home $156K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.36% · or rent about $784/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Paxton 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

Paxton places higher on 11 of 19 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 –PaxtonNot graded
Health
BPatton TownshipHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns BPaxtonHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns
4Patton Township
11Paxton

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #801#280 Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #561#382 Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #764#560 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #202#342 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #513#412 Most remote workersWork · 849 towns #416#323 Most activeHealth · 861 towns #447#379 Highest incomeIncome · 862 towns #594#649

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 TownshipPaxton
Snow a year18″18″
January low15°F15°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)170d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st21st
Outdoors & history
Patton TownshipPaxton
Trails7 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.4%2.2%
Settled—1859
National Register places—4
Archive photos—18
Famous people born here—9
Community
Patton TownshipPaxton
Library hours a week40 hrs40 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

2 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Patton TownshipPaxtonPatton TownshipPaxton
Patton Township ↔ Paxton2.0 miles apart
Who commutes between them
513 Patton Township residents work in Paxton (21% of its workers)
34 Paxton residents work in Patton Township (1.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Patton Township →
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 TownshipPaxton
People
Population 5,173Highest 4,131Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2%Lowest -0.5%Highest
Median age 39.2±2.5Lowest about the IL average 39.3±4.3Highest about the IL average
Paxton 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% 23.7%±3.4Lowest IL: 21.8%
Patton Township and Paxton 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% 20%±3.4Lowest IL: 17%
Patton Township and Paxton 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% 19.7%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.2Highest IL: 6.3% 1.5%±1.4Lowest IL: 6.3%
Patton Township and Paxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,750±$10kHighest 20% below IL $62,386±$8kLowest 25% below IL
Patton Township and Paxton 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 $120,400±$12kLowest 54% below IL
Patton Township and Paxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $792±$203Highest 38% below IL $784±$205Lowest 38% below IL
Patton Township and Paxton 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 $2,842Lowest 46% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±8.6Lowest IL: 47.9% 17.4%±8.9Highest IL: 47.9%
Paxton 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%Lowest IL: 11.8% 8.6%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.9%Highest IL: 67.1% 72.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 12 yrs older than IL 1960Highest 11 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 5% below IL 26 minLowest 6% below IL
Work from home 10.7%±5.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 12.5%±7.1Highest IL: 15.9%
Paxton and Patton 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 21.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.74Lowest 0.82Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Paxton (21%)Champaign (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 21% work in Paxton2% work in Patton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.8 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.0Lowest 71.0Highest
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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