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.

Down paymentRate%

Pella Township$1,040/mo

Typical home $149K (Census) · tax rate 2.05% · Housing →

Ridott$850/mo

Typical home $126K (Census) · tax rate 1.84% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Pella Township and Ridott.

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.

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 TownshipRidott

Snow a year28″35″

January low—11°F

July high—82°F

Growing season (days)—169d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd 27th

Outdoors & history

Pella TownshipRidott

Archive photos—5

Famous people born here—2

Community

Pella TownshipRidott

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

123 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pella TownshipFord County RidottIL

Pella Township ↔ Ridott123 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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

Pella TownshipRidott

People

Population 130 130

Median age 63.3±7Highest 62% above IL 60.1±16.5Lowest 54% above IL

Pella Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 4.6%±26.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 13.1%±11.6Highest IL: 21.8%

Ridott 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% 10.8%±18.2Lowest IL: 17%

Pella Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.3%Lowest IL: 37.8% 14.8%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.1Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.1%±4.2Highest IL: 6.3%

Ridott and Pella Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $110,568±$22kHighest 33% above IL $71,875±$48kLowest 14% below IL

Pella Township and Ridott 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 $126,000±$38kLowest 52% below IL

Pella Township and Ridott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $850±$120 33% below IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,054Highest 42% below IL $2,317Lowest 56% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest IL: 47.9% 21.4%±100Highest IL: 47.9%

Ridott and Pella Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 1.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 11.6%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 72.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 76.9%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1964Highest 7 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 24% below IL 19 minLowest 32% below IL

Work from home 0%±19.4Lowest IL: 15.9% 1.5%±3Highest IL: 15.9%

Ridott 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%Lowest 1.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 7.41Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (8%)Rockford (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RidottFew work in Pella Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

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 1.6Lowest 159Highest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Pella Township vs Ridott

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Pella Township

What daily life feels like in each

123 miles apart

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