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Pike Township vs Darwin Township

118 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (63 yrs in Pike Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+35.6 pts in Darwin Township).

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Pike Township, ILA small town of 596Livingston County · 596 people
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Darwin Township, ILA small town of 316Clark County · 316 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.

Pike TownshipA small town of 596
Quiet strengthsPike Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pike Township →
Darwin TownshipA small town of 316
Quiet strengthsDarwin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Darwin 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.

Typical home built63 yrs
Pike Township’s homes are older
Darwin Township 2001Pike Township 1938
Bachelor’s degree++35.6 pts
More adults in Darwin Township have a degree
Darwin Township 100%Pike Township 64.4%
Average commute13 min
Pike Township has the shorter commute
Darwin Township 27 minPike Township 14 min
Trails2×
Darwin Township has more miles of trail
Darwin Township 1.2 miPike Township 0.6 mi
Street grid+73%
Darwin Township has the more walkable street grid
Darwin Township 2.6Pike Township 1.5
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
Pike TownshipDarwin Township
Snow a year20″15″
January low15°F21°F
July high84°F87°F
Growing season (days)174d201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd46th
Outdoors & history
Pike TownshipDarwin Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—7.4%
Community
Pike TownshipDarwin 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.

Where they are

118 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pike TownshipLivingston CountyDarwin TownshipClark County
Pike Township ↔ Darwin Township118 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.

Pike TownshipDarwin Township
People
Population 596Highest 316Lowest
Median age 36.6±31.1Highest 6% below IL 22.4±11.5Lowest 43% below IL
Pike Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.1%±6.8Lowest IL: 21.8% 47.2%±54.6Highest IL: 21.8%
Darwin Township and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.9%±3.2Highest IL: 17% 4.1%±14.9Lowest IL: 17%
Pike Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 64.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 100%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±3.7Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±5.8Lowest IL: 6.3%
Pike Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $119,688±$95kHighest 44% above IL $83,491±$12kLowest about the IL average
Pike Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,921 12% above IL —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±42.6Lowest IL: 47.9% 100%±73.5Highest IL: 47.9%
Darwin Township and Pike Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 15.8%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.3%Lowest IL: 67.1% 74%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 2001Highest 30 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 49% below IL 27 minHighest 4% below IL
Work from home 4.8%±6Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±12Lowest IL: 15.9%
Pike Township and Darwin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fairbury (15%)Marshall (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Darwin TownshipFew work in Pike Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 1.2 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 1.5Lowest 2.6Highest
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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