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%

Plato Township$3,300/mo

Typical home $470K (Census) · tax rate 2.13%+ · or rent about $1,148/mo · Housing →

Campton Township$3,400/mo

Typical home $490K (Census) · tax rate 2.04%+ · or rent about $2,206/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Campton Township and Plato 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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Campton Township places higher on 13 of 19 IL lists

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

APlato TownshipBetter than 85% of districts in the state ACampton TownshipBetter than 91% of districts in the state

Health

APlato TownshipHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns ACampton TownshipHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns

5Plato Township

13Campton Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #515#135 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #6#416 Cheapest rentCost of living · 840 towns #471#815 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #202#26 Best schoolsSchools · 384 towns #76#37 Lowest depressionHealth · 861 towns #126#213 Most activeHealth · 861 towns #131#60 Shortest commuteGetting around · 862 towns #823#755

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Plato Township’s rankings →

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

Plato TownshipCampton Township

Snow a year32″39″

January low14°F —

July high84°F —

Growing season (days)174d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st 31st

Outdoors & history

Plato TownshipCampton Township

Trails5 mi 32 mi

Conserved land9.8%13.1%

National Register places2 —

Archive photos1 —

Community

Plato TownshipCampton Township

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.

Everything, side by side

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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

Plato TownshipCampton Township

People

Population 9,200Lowest 17,093Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +50.8%Highest -0.6%Lowest

Median age 42.4±2.8Lowest 9% above IL 43.4±1.3Highest 11% above IL

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

Kids under 18 24.4%±4.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 26%±2.4Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 15.3%±3.4Lowest IL: 17% 17.3%±2.5Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 49.5%Lowest IL: 37.8% 56.6%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±2.1Highest IL: 6.3% 3.8%±0.9Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $154,851±$28kLowest 86% above IL $181,066±$20kHighest 117% above IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $470,000±$20kLowest 79% above IL $490,000±$17kHighest 86% above IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,148±$95Lowest 10% below IL $2,206±$222Highest 73% above IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 89% above IL $10,000+ at least 89% above IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 3.9%±12.7Lowest IL: 47.9% 35.9%±29.8Highest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 3.4%Highest IL: 11.8% 2%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.6%Lowest IL: 67.1% 97.7%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 32 yrs newer than IL 1991Lowest 20 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 24% above IL 32 minLowest 16% above IL

Work from home 19.7%±4.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 20.7%±3.5Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.9%Lowest 4.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.24Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (15%)Chicago (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Campton TownshipFew work in Plato Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 9.8%Lowest 13.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miLowest 31.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11Lowest 16Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.1Lowest 18.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #76 of 384 in IL #37 of 384 in IL

School district Kane ROE · Central CUSD 301Central CUSD 301 · Kaneland CUSD 302

High school in town Central High SchoolNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 18.4 —

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.

Plato Township vs Campton Township

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Campton Township places higher on 13 of 19 IL lists

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