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Pella Township vs Mona Township

Next-door neighbors in Ford County. The biggest differences: median age (29.7 yrs in Pella Township) and age 65+ (+37 pts in Pella Township).

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Pella Township, ILA small town of 130Ford County · 130 people
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Mona Township, ILA small town of 406Ford County · 406 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.

Pella TownshipA small town of 130
Quiet strengthsPella Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pella Township →
Mona TownshipA small town of 406
Quiet strengthsMona Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mona 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.

Median age29.7 yrs
Pella Township skews older
Pella Township 63.3Mona Township 33.6
Age 65++37 pts
Pella Township has more people 65 and up
Pella Township 46.9%Mona Township 9.9%
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Pella Township
Pella Township $3,054Mona Township $1,527
Average commute15 min
Pella Township has the shorter commute
Mona Township 36 minPella Township 21 min
Jobs per worker2.7×
Pella Township is more of a job hub
Pella Township 0.27Mona Township 0.10
Size3.1×
Mona Township is the bigger place
Mona Township 406Pella Township 130
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Pella Township

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.

Pella Township$1,040/mo
Typical home $149K (Census) · tax rate 2.05% · Housing →
Mona Township$480/mo
Typical home $67K (Census) · tax rate 2.29% · or rent about $1,110/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Pella Township and Mona 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.

Where they are

Pella Township and Mona Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pella TownshipMona TownshipPella TownshipMona Township
Pella Township ↔ Mona Township6.1 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
–Pella TownshipNot graded C+Mona TownshipBetter than 39% of districts in the state
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
Pella TownshipMona Township
Snow a year28″28″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd73rd
Community
Pella TownshipMona Township
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.

Pella TownshipMona Township
People
Population 130Lowest 406Highest
Median age 63.3±7Highest 62% above IL 33.6±8.3Lowest 14% below IL
Kids under 18 4.6%±26.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 23.9%±6.5Highest IL: 21.8%
Mona Township and Pella Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 46.9%±22.2Highest IL: 17% 9.9%±8.2Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.3%Lowest IL: 37.8% 17.9%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.1 IL: 6.3% 0%±4.5 IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,568±$22kHighest 33% above IL $73,529±$26kLowest 12% below IL
Pella Township and Mona Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $148,900±$114kHighest 43% below IL $66,800±$10kLowest 75% below IL
Pella Township and Mona Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,110±$78 13% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,054Highest 42% below IL $1,527Lowest 71% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 IL: 47.9% 0%±68.4 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 1.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 10.3%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 78.9%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 33 yrs older than IL 1938 33 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 24% below IL 36 minHighest 29% above IL
Work from home 0%±19.4Lowest IL: 15.9% 4.4%±4.6Highest IL: 15.9%
Mona Township and Pella Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.8 miHighest 36.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (8%)Piper City (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mona TownshipFew work in Pella Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.5Lowest
Schools
School district —Tri Point CUSD 6-J
High school in town —None in town
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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