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Paxton vs Patton Township

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

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Paxton, ILHomes around $156KIllinois · 4,131 people
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Patton Township, ILKnown for its schoolsFord County · 5,173 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.

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 →
Patton TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#142 for schools in ILof 384 towns All about Patton 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.

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.

Paxton$1,120/mo
Typical home $156K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.36% · or rent about $784/mo · Housing →
Patton Township$900/mo
Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 2.27% · or rent about $792/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
–PaxtonNot graded BPatton TownshipBetter than 58% of districts in the state
Health
BPaxtonHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns BPatton TownshipHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns
11Paxton
4Patton Township

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

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

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Paxton’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
PaxtonPatton Township
Snow a year18″18″
January low15°F15°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)170d170d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st21st
Outdoors & history
PaxtonPatton Township
Trails1 mi7 mi
Conserved land2.2%0.4%
Settled1859—
National Register places4—
Archive photos18—
Famous people born here9—
Community
PaxtonPatton Township
Library hours a week40 hrs40 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

PaxtonPatton TownshipPaxtonPatton Township
Paxton ↔ Patton Township2.0 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.

PaxtonPatton Township
People
Population 4,131Lowest 5,173Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.5%Highest -2%Lowest
Median age 39.3±4.3Highest about the IL average 39.2±2.5Lowest 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 23.7%±3.4Lowest IL: 21.8% 24.1%±3Highest 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%±3.4Lowest IL: 17% 20.3%±3.1Highest 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+ 19.7%Lowest IL: 37.8% 21.1%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±1.4Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.4%±1.2Highest 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 $62,386±$8kLowest 25% below IL $66,750±$10kHighest 20% 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 $120,400±$12kLowest 54% below IL $125,700±$14kHighest 52% 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 $784±$205Lowest 38% below IL $792±$203Highest 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 $2,842Lowest 46% below IL $2,851Highest 46% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17.4%±8.9Highest IL: 47.9% 16.7%±8.6Lowest 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 8.6%Highest IL: 11.8% 7.7%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.9%Lowest IL: 67.1% 76.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 11 yrs older than IL 1959Lowest 12 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 6% below IL 26 minHighest 5% below IL
Work from home 12.5%±7.1Highest IL: 15.9% 10.7%±5.7Lowest 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 21.1%Lowest 22.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.82Highest 0.74Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Champaign (12%)Paxton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Patton Township21% work in Paxton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 6.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.0Highest 5.0Lowest
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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