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%

Ricks Township$680/mo

Typical home $104K (Census) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $766/mo · Housing →

Greene Township$980/mo

Typical home $136K (Census) · tax rate 2.29% · or rent about $1,045/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Greene Township and Ricks 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.

Schools

CRicks TownshipBetter than 31% of districts in the state B+Greene TownshipBetter than 74% of districts in the state

Health

BRicks TownshipHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns B−Greene TownshipHealthier than 54% 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

Ricks TownshipGreene Township

Snow a year16″22″

January low19°F 13°F

July high86°F 85°F

Growing season (days)190d 181d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th 56th

Outdoors & history

Ricks TownshipGreene Township

Trails6 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0.3%0.5%

Archive photos1 —

Community

Ricks TownshipGreene Township

Library hours a week29 hrs 38 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

139 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ricks TownshipChristian County Greene TownshipMercer County

Ricks Township ↔ Greene Township139 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

Ricks TownshipGreene Township

People

Population 1,177Lowest 1,391Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.1%Highest -12.7%Lowest

Median age 48.9±7.6Highest 25% above IL 46.8±5.1Lowest 20% above IL

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

Kids under 18 18.3%±5.9Lowest IL: 21.8% 18.5%±3.9Highest IL: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 21.9%±2.7Highest IL: 17% 20.5%±3.2Lowest IL: 17%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 17%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±2.8Highest IL: 6.3% 1.7%±0.9Lowest IL: 6.3%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $78,864±$20kHighest 5% below IL $78,056±$11kLowest 6% below IL

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $104,200±$17kLowest 60% below IL $136,400±$20kHighest 48% below IL

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $766±$50Lowest 40% below IL $1,045±$248Highest 18% below IL

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,636Lowest 69% below IL $3,121Highest 41% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.8%±65.5Highest IL: 47.9% 18.5%±23.4Lowest IL: 47.9%

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

Below poverty line 14.7%Highest IL: 11.8% 6%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.4%Highest IL: 67.1% 89%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 12 yrs older than IL 1968Highest 3 yrs older than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 9% below IL 28 minHighest about the IL average

Work from home 4.3%±2.6Lowest IL: 15.9% 8.8%±4.8Highest IL: 15.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.8%Lowest 4.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Lowest 0.60Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Taylorville (22%)Aledo (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Greene TownshipFew work in Ricks Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 0.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 5.9 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.4Highest 3.3Lowest

Schools

School district Morrisonville CUSD 1Sherrard CUSD 200

High school in town Morrisonville High SchoolNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 10.1 —

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.

Ricks Township vs Greene Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Greene Township

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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