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Pleasant Township vs Isabel Township

Next-door neighbors in Fulton County. The biggest differences: size (6.5× in Pleasant Township) and homeowners (+20.9 pts renters in Isabel Township).

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

Isabel Township, ILA small town of 150Fulton County · 150 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.

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 →

Isabel TownshipA small town of 150

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

All about Isabel 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.

Size6.5×

Pleasant Township is the bigger place

Pleasant Township 970Isabel Township 150

Homeowners+20.9 pts renters

Isabel Township has more renters

Pleasant Township 75%Isabel Township 54.1%

Bachelor’s degree++19.5 pts

More adults in Isabel Township have a degree

Isabel Township 43.4%Pleasant Township 23.9%

Property tax bill+35%

Tax bills are bigger in Isabel Township

Isabel Township $3,324Pleasant Township $2,461

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Isabel 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.

Down paymentRate%

Pleasant Township$890/mo

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

Isabel Township$1,110/mo

Typical home $160K (Census) · tax rate 2.08% · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Isabel Township 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.

Where they are

Pleasant Township and Isabel Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pleasant TownshipIsabel Township

Pleasant Township ↔ Isabel Township6.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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 TownshipIsabel Township

Snow a year28″28″

January low16°F 16°F

July high88°F 88°F

Growing season (days)185d 185d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th 29th

Outdoors & history

Pleasant TownshipIsabel Township

Trails—5 mi

Conserved land—3.9%

National Register places—1

Community

Pleasant TownshipIsabel 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.

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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 TownshipIsabel Township

People

Population 970Highest 150Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.1% —

Median age 33.6±3.6Lowest 14% below IL 38.6±39.2Highest about the IL average

Isabel Township 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% 29.3%±25.6Lowest IL: 21.8%

Pleasant Township and Isabel Township 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% 19.3%±23.5Highest IL: 17%

Isabel Township 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%Lowest IL: 37.8% 43.4%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.3Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±12.3Lowest IL: 6.3%

Pleasant Township and Isabel 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±$13kHighest 20% below IL $64,844±$16kLowest 22% below IL

Pleasant Township and Isabel 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 $159,600±$75kHighest 39% below IL

Isabel Township 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±$94 12% below IL —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,461Lowest 54% below IL $3,324Highest 37% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.8%±13.4 IL: 47.9% —

Below poverty line 13.3%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Highest IL: 67.1% 54.1%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL 1962Highest 9 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 min 4% below IL —

Work from home 2.4%±2.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 21.7%±27.8Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 28.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26 0.26

Top workplaceoutside town Macomb (19%)Macomb (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Isabel TownshipFew work in Pleasant Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2%Lowest 3.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 5.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.0Highest 2.9Lowest

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.

Pleasant Township vs Isabel Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Isabel Township

Pleasant Township and Isabel Township share a border

What daily life feels like in each

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