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Pine Rock Township vs Genesee Township

31 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.2× in Pine Rock Township) and trails (3.4× in Pine Rock Township).

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Pine Rock Township, ILA small town of 696Ogle County · 696 people
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Genesee Township, ILA small town of 615Whiteside County · 615 people
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.

Pine Rock TownshipA small town of 696
Quiet strengthsPine Rock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pine Rock Township →
Genesee TownshipA small town of 615
Quiet strengthsGenesee Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Genesee 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Pine Rock 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.

Pine Rock Township$1,330/mo
Typical home $192K (Census) · tax rate 2.00% · Housing →
Genesee Township$790/mo
Typical home $123K (Census) · tax rate 1.44% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Pine Rock Township and Genesee 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

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.

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
Pine Rock TownshipGenesee Township
Snow a year32″29″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th49th
Outdoors & history
Pine Rock TownshipGenesee Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0.8%—
Community
Pine Rock TownshipGenesee 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

31 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pine Rock Township ↔ Genesee Township31 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.

Pine Rock TownshipGenesee Township
People
Population 696Highest 615Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.9%Lowest -3.6%Highest
Median age 52.9±18.2Lowest 36% above IL 54±8.3Highest 38% above IL
Genesee Township and Pine Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.3%±10.7Highest IL: 21.8% 19.8%±11.3Lowest IL: 21.8%
Pine Rock Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21%±7.1Lowest IL: 17% 30.1%±17.1Highest IL: 17%
Genesee Township and Pine Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 14.3%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±3.3Highest IL: 6.3% 0.7%±0.7Lowest IL: 6.3%
Pine Rock Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,000±$17kLowest 4% below IL $82,500±$24kHighest about the IL average
Genesee Township and Pine Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $192,200±$50kHighest 27% below IL $123,100±$36kLowest 53% below IL
Pine Rock Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $888±$196 30% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,851Highest 27% below IL $1,776Lowest 66% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest IL: 47.9% 40%±100Lowest IL: 47.9%
Pine Rock Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 12.3%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97%Highest IL: 67.1% 93.4%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 3 yrs newer than IL 1959Lowest 12 yrs older than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 15% below IL 35 minHighest 27% above IL
Work from home 14.7%±15.4Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±5.5Lowest IL: 15.9%
Pine Rock Township and Genesee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.2%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11 0.11
Top workplaceoutside town Dixon (11%)Sterling (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Genesee TownshipFew work in Pine Rock Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.4Highest 2.2Lowest
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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