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Pike Township vs Keith Township

153 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (4.7× in Pike Township) and trails (9.8× in Keith Township).

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Pike Township, ILA small town of 596Livingston County · 596 people
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Keith Township, ILA small town of 302Wayne County · 302 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.
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Keith TownshipA small town of 302
Quiet strengthsKeith Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Keith 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.

Property tax bill4.7×
Tax bills are bigger in Pike Township
Pike Township $5,921Keith Township $1,268
Trails9.8×
Keith Township has more miles of trail
Keith Township 5.9 miPike Township 0.6 mi
Typical home built56 yrs
Pike Township’s homes are older
Keith Township 1994Pike Township 1938
Average commute13 min
Pike Township has the shorter commute
Keith Township 27 minPike Township 14 min
Street grid2×
Keith Township has the more walkable street grid
Keith Township 3.0Pike Township 1.5
Homeowners+9.8 pts renters
Pike Township has more renters
Keith Township 80.1%Pike Township 70.3%
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 TownshipKeith Township
Snow a year20″11″
January low15°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)174d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd72nd
Outdoors & history
Pike TownshipKeith Township
Trails—6 mi
Conserved land—0%
Community
Pike TownshipKeith Township
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

153 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pike TownshipLivingston CountyKeith TownshipWayne County
Pike Township ↔ Keith Township153 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 TownshipKeith Township
People
Population 596Highest 302Lowest
Median age 36.6±31.1Highest 6% below IL 33.8±21.4Lowest 13% below IL
Pike Township and Keith 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% 27.8%±22.8Highest IL: 21.8%
Keith 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% 9.6%±13.2Lowest IL: 17%
Pike Township and Keith 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% 65%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±3.7Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±6.1Lowest IL: 6.3%
Pike Township and Keith 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 $66,277±$18kLowest 21% below IL
Pike Township and Keith Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $85,600±$33k 67% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,921Highest 12% above IL $1,268Lowest 76% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±42.6 IL: 47.9% 0%±96.3 IL: 47.9%
Below poverty line 0.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 3.3%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.3%Lowest IL: 67.1% 80.1%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 33 yrs older than IL 1994Highest 23 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%±9.7Lowest IL: 15.9%
Pike Township and Keith 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 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fairbury (15%)Fairfield (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Keith TownshipFew work in Pike Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 5.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 3.0Highest
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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