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Pleasant Township vs Colfax

89 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (27.2× in Colfax) and work from home (+10 pts in Colfax).

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Pleasant Township, ILA small town of 970Fulton County · 970 people

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Colfax, ILHomes around $182KIllinois · 1,054 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.

Pleasant TownshipA small town of 970

Quiet strengthsPleasant Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Pleasant Township →

ColfaxHomes around $182K

Housing$182K typical home39% below the IL typical home All about Colfax →

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.

Street grid27.2×

Colfax has the more walkable street grid

Colfax 109Pleasant Township 4.0

Work from home+10 pts

More people work from home in Colfax

Colfax 12.4%Pleasant Township 2.4%

Rent runs higher in Pleasant Township

Pleasant Township $1,119Colfax $875

Jobs per worker+73%

Colfax is more of a job hub

Colfax 0.45Pleasant Township 0.26

Property tax bill+20%

Tax bills are bigger in Colfax

Colfax $2,965Pleasant Township $2,461

Average commute4 min

Pleasant Township has the shorter commute

Colfax 31 minPleasant Township 27 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Colfax

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%

Pleasant Township$890/mo

Typical home $130K (Census) · tax rate 1.90% · or rent about $1,119/mo · Housing →

Colfax$1,280/mo

Typical home $182K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.18% · or rent about $875/mo · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Colfax and Pleasant 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.

Health

–Pleasant TownshipNot graded B−ColfaxHealthier than 46% of U.S. towns

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

Pleasant TownshipColfax

Snow a year28″20″

January low16°F 15°F

July high88°F 84°F

Growing season (days)185d 174d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th 61st

Outdoors & history

Pleasant TownshipColfax

Conserved land—3.3%

Settled—1880

Archive photos—1

Famous people born here—6

Community

Pleasant TownshipColfax

Library hours a week—25 hrs

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

89 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pleasant TownshipFulton County ColfaxIL

Pleasant Township ↔ Colfax89 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

Pleasant TownshipColfax

People

Population 970Lowest 1,054Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.1%Highest -6.1%Lowest

Median age 33.6±3.6Lowest 14% below IL 36.3±3.8Highest 7% below IL

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

Kids under 18 32.3%±6Highest IL: 21.8% 27.3%±4.9Lowest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 12.8%±2.3Lowest IL: 17% 16.5%±3.1Highest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.9%Highest IL: 37.8% 23.3%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.3Lowest IL: 6.3% 5.2%±3.3Highest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,364±$13kLowest 20% below IL $70,625±$15kHighest 15% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $129,800±$25kLowest 51% below IL $136,300±$12kHighest 48% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,119±$94Highest 12% below IL $875±$145Lowest 31% below IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,461Lowest 54% below IL $2,965Highest 44% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.8%±13.4Highest IL: 47.9% 34.3%±19.8Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 13.3%Lowest IL: 11.8% 14.4%Highest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Highest IL: 67.1% 71.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 14 yrs older than IL 1952Lowest 19 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 4% below IL 31 minHighest 10% above IL

Work from home 2.4%±2.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 12.4%±6.3Highest IL: 15.9%

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 9.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 0.45Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Macomb (19%)Bloomington (31%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ColfaxFew work in Pleasant Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2%Lowest 3.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.0Lowest 109Highest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Pleasant Township neighborsTown Square →

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Colfax neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Pleasant Township

Isabel Township150 people · $160K homes

Woodland Township229 people · $88K homes

Vermont Township913 people · $58K homes

Bernadotte Township197 people · $209K homes

Towns like Pleasant Township

Loami782 people · $132K homes

Raymond1,030 people · $108K homes

Hutsonville Township1,171 people · $93K homes

Northeast Township1,063 people · $143K homes

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.