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Rawlins Township vs Chalmers Township

142 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (19.5× in Rawlins Township) and trails (8.3× in Chalmers Township).

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Rawlins Township, ILA regional job hubJo Daviess County · 595 people
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Chalmers Township, ILA small town of 532McDonough County · 532 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.

Chalmers TownshipA small town of 532
Quiet strengthsChalmers Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Chalmers 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 $240 more a month in Rawlins 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.

Rawlins Township$1,910/mo
Typical home $286K (Census) · tax rate 1.72% · Housing →
Chalmers Township$1,670/mo
Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 2.11% · or rent about $756/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Rawlins Township and Chalmers 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
Rawlins TownshipChalmers Township
Snow a year38″11″
January low10°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)170d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th54th
Outdoors & history
Rawlins TownshipChalmers Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—3.6%
National Register places1—
Community
Rawlins TownshipChalmers 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

142 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rawlins Township ↔ Chalmers Township142 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.

Rawlins TownshipChalmers Township
People
Population 595Highest 532Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +4.7%
Median age 67±5.6Highest 72% above IL 62±6.8Lowest 59% above IL
Rawlins Township and Chalmers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 1.7%±4.5Lowest IL: 21.8% 11.1%±7.6Highest IL: 21.8%
Chalmers Township and Rawlins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 58%±10.4Highest IL: 17% 38.5%±11.6Lowest IL: 17%
Rawlins Township and Chalmers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.4%Lowest IL: 37.8% 46.9%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.1 IL: 6.3% 0%±3.5 IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,537±$30k about the IL average —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $285,500±$90kHighest 8% above IL $238,400±$132kLowest 9% below IL
Rawlins Township and Chalmers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $756±$418 41% below IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,924Lowest 7% below IL $5,024Highest 5% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±75.1Highest IL: 47.9% 43.6%±58.9Lowest IL: 47.9%
Rawlins Township and Chalmers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest IL: 11.8% 10.2%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.7%Highest IL: 67.1% 80.6%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Lowest 18 yrs newer than IL 1990Highest 19 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 11 min 62% below IL
Work from home 45.8%±44Highest IL: 15.9% 22.7%±24.6Lowest IL: 15.9%
Rawlins Township and Chalmers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.1%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.31Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Galena (40%)Macomb (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Chalmers TownshipFew work in Rawlins Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3%Lowest 3.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.2Lowest 3.1Highest
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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