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Pleasant Township vs Loami

51 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (8.2× in Loami) and growth since 2010 (+14.1 pts in Loami).

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Pleasant Township, ILA small town of 970Fulton County · 970 people
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Loami, ILHomes around $210KIllinois · 782 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 →
LoamiHomes around $210K
Housing$210K typical home29% below the IL typical home All about Loami →
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.

Street grid8.2×
Loami has the more walkable street grid
Loami 32.6Pleasant Township 4.0
Growth since 2010+14.1 pts
Loami has grown faster since 2010
Loami +9%Pleasant Township -5.1%
Work from home+12.8 pts
More people work from home in Loami
Loami 15.2%Pleasant Township 2.4%
Rent+23%
Rent runs higher in Pleasant Township
Pleasant Township $1,119Loami $907
Typical home built21 yrs
Pleasant Township’s homes are older
Loami 1978Pleasant Township 1957
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Loami

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.

Pleasant Township$890/mo
Typical home $130K (Census) · tax rate 1.90% · or rent about $1,119/mo · Housing →
Loami$1,390/mo
Typical home $210K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $907/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Loami 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.

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 TownshipLoami
Snow a year28″22″
January low16°F20°F
July high88°F87°F
Growing season (days)185d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th38th
Outdoors & history
Pleasant TownshipLoami
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled—1875
Community
Pleasant TownshipLoami
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

51 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pleasant TownshipFulton CountyLoamiIL
Pleasant Township ↔ Loami51 miles apart
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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.

Pleasant TownshipLoami
People
Population 970Highest 782Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.1%Lowest +9%Highest
Median age 33.6±3.6Highest 14% below IL 31.9±6.2Lowest 18% below IL
Pleasant Township and Loami 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% 26.5%±5.1Lowest IL: 21.8%
Pleasant Township and Loami 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% 15.2%±3.5Highest IL: 17%
Loami 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% 22.9%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.3Lowest IL: 6.3% 3.1%±2.1Highest IL: 6.3%
Loami 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±$13kHighest 20% below IL $57,813±$16kLowest 31% below IL
Pleasant Township and Loami 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 $131,900±$26kHighest 50% below IL
Loami 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 $907±$89Lowest 29% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,461Highest 54% below IL $2,156Lowest 59% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.8%±13.4Lowest IL: 47.9% 55.9%±29.1Highest IL: 47.9%
Loami and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.3%Highest IL: 11.8% 12.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75%Lowest IL: 67.1% 75.7%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 14 yrs older than IL 1978Highest 7 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 4% below IL 27 minHighest 3% below IL
Work from home 2.4%±2.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 15.2%±7.1Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Highest 0.24Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Macomb (19%)Springfield (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LoamiFew work in Pleasant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.0Lowest 32.6Highest
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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